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Day 12 of Olympics : Christianah Ogunsanya gets last chance to grab bronze medal

"Ogunsanya was trailing 3-1 in the second half, but Mongolia's Khulan Batkhuyag was better on the day, taking a VFA (Victory by Fall) over her Nigerian opponent"

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By Samuel Akpan in Paris

Nigeria’s Christianah Ogunsanya lost her second round bout in the women’s freestyle 53 kg last-16 wrestling match in the ongoing Olympic Games in Paris, France.

A correspondent of Persecondnews covering the Olympics reports that she now dropped to the repechage for a chance to compete for a bronze medal.

Ogunsanya was trailing 3-1 in the second half, but Mongolia’s Khulan Batkhuyag was better on the day, taking a VFA (Victory by Fall) over her Nigerian opponent.

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