From the streets of Ayedun in Akure Ondo State, Nigeria, Female wrestler, Khadijat Idris began to aspire for the highest highs in sports.
In the space of five years, she has risen to prominence by competing at the Olympics and her family have begun to relish her prospects despite hurdles she contended with at the start of the journey.
In a chat with OSRC’s Abiodun Adewale, the wrestler and her parents open up on the series of quarrels that preceded her breakthrough.