Refreshing: American Wrestler Praises USA, Thanks God after Winning Gold

Tré Goins-Phillips : Aug 4, 2021
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"I love representing the US. I love living there. I love it. And I'm so happy I get to represent USA!" -American Olympian Tamyra Mensah-Stock, after winning gold for @USAWrestling

[Faithwire.com] American Olympic wrestler Tamyra Mensah-Stock heaped praise on the United States and expressed her gratitude to God after she won her first gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics. (Screengrab image)

Mensah-Stock, 28, made history Tuesday when she became only the second woman—and the first black woman—to win an Olympic wrestling gold medal for Team USA in the women's 68-kilogram freestyle final, according to NPR.

Mensah-Stock bested Nigerian wrestler Blessing Oborududu 4-1 after seizing two takedowns in the first period. Neither woman scored a point in the second period.

"Of course I surprise myself," a jubilant Mensah-Stock told reporters after the victory. "It's by the grace of God I'm even able to move my feet. I just leave it in His hands and I pray that all the practice ... my coaches put my through pays off and, every single time, it does"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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