Wrestling gold

WOMEN’S WRESTLING

Tamyra Mensah-Stock defeated Nigeria’s Blessing Oborududu 4-1 in the women’s 68-kilogram freestyle wrestling final on Tuesday, becoming the second American woman to win a wrestling gold medal.

Tamyra Mensah-Stock defeat- ed Nigeria’s Blessing Oborududu 4-1 in the women’s 68-kilogram freestyle wrestling final on Tuesday, becoming the second American woman to win a wrestling gold medal. Helen Maroulis was the first American woman to earn Olympic gold in the sport when she upset Japan’s Saori Yoshida to win the 53 kg class in 2016. Oborududu made history as the first Nigerian — male or female — to earn a wrestling medal at the Olympics. Mensah-Stock, the No. 1 seed, blitzed through a formidable field. She defeated Japan’s Sara Dosho — a 2016 Olympic gold medalist — 10-0 in the first round. She beat China’s Feng Zhao 10-0 in the quarterfinals, then beat Ukraine’s Alla Cherkasova — a former world champion — 10-4 in the semifinal. She finished the dominant run by defeating Oborududu, the No. 2 seed and a three-time Olympian, in the final.