Ese Brume Wins Nigeria’s First Medal At The Tokyo Olympics
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- August 3, 2021
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Ese Brume has won Nigeria’s first medal at the Tokyo Olympics after finishing third in the women’s long jump event.
Brume leapt 6.97 metres with her very first jump to claim bronze behind second-placed Brittany Reece of the United States and gold medallist Malaika Mihambo of Germany.
It is Nigeria’s first track and field medal at the Olympics since 2008 when Okagbare won a silver medal in Beijing.
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It also makes the long jump the first individual event to give Nigeria three medals at the Olympics with Chioma Ajunwa’s gold at the Atlanta ‘96 Olympics topping Okagbare’s silver from 2008 and Brume’s bronze.
This comes days after Nigeria suffered a setback with Blessing Okagabare’s disqualification from the Olympics after failing a drug test.
Brume also joins Okagbare and Glory Alozie as the only Nigerians to win individual medals at both the Worlds and the Olympics.
