Adijat Idris

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Adijat Idris
Personal information
Born (2001-12-06) December 6, 2001 (age 19)
Sport
CountryNigeria
Sport Amateur wrestling
Event(s) Freestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
African Games

Adijat Avorshai Idris (born 6 December 2001) is a Nigerian freestyle wrestler.

She participated at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification. [1] She competed for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Adijat Idris | FloWrestling | Wrestling".
  2. "Wrestling IDRIS Adijat Avorshai - Tokyo 2020 Olympics".
  3. "Adijat Idris Archives | Premium Times Nigeria".
  4. "Nigeria Ends Tokyo Olympics Campaign With Two Medals As Adijat Loses In Wrestling". Channels Television. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  5. "Olympics: Nigeria lose again in women's wrestling as Ukraine's Livach beat Idris". Punch Newspapers. 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2021-10-29.