Nigerian Ese Brume, bronze medalist in the long jump

The Nigerian delegation officially obtains its first Olympic medal in Tokyo, pending the result of wrestler Blessing Oborududu. In the long jump final, Ese Brume, 25, led the race for a long time (6.97m) before being done by the German Malaika Mihambo, new Olympic champion (7m on her last try) and by the Briton Brittney Resse (6.97m, but a second best try at 6.95m against 6.90m for Brume). As at the Doha Worlds in 2019, she comes back with a bronze medal. This is Nigeria’s third podium in the women’s long jump after Chioma Ajunwa’s gold in 1996 and Blessing Okagbare’s silver in 2008.