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The African Dream is a Sierra Leonean news and entertainment platform. We cover stories about African history, culture, politics, change-makers and many more.

Blessing Oborududu: The First Nigerian Wrestler To Win An Olympic Medal

A Nigerian wrestler has won an Olympic medal for the first time in the history of the Olympic games, Blessing Oborududu is the one to thank. The 32-year-old has become the first Nigerian wrestler in history to win an Olympic medal. Blessing Oborududu won the silver medal in the 68kg women’s wrestling freestyle at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic games.

Zambia’s Barbra Banda becomes the first female footballer to score a back-to-back hat trick in the history of the Olympic games

History has been made at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Tournament and it’s Africa that is being represented in the course of history. For the first time in the history of the Olympic games, a female footballer has scored a back-to-back hat trick and she’s from Africa, her name is Barbra Banda.