Following the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics taking place this year 2021, Ese Brume has won the first bronze medal in Women’s Long Jump for Nigeria.
For the past thirteen years, this is Nigeria’s first medal in athletics at the Olympic Games.
With her most leap of 6.97m, Brume settled for bronze and Malaika Mihambo went for the best medal (gold) with a 7.00m.
Ese Brume has moved Nigeria to the medals table through American Brittney Reese grabbed the silver with the same jump as Brume
The news about three-time African senior champion gave team Nigeria a smiling face and relief that they would not return home empty handed.
Nigerians sending prayers, Love and Light to Blessing Oborodudu, who is expected to bring in a silver or gold in the Women’s freestyle 68kg wrestling contest with American T.M. stock Mensah.