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Long jump queen Ese Brume was back to a medal-winning position after finishing third at the Xiamen Diamond League.
In her first competition after the World Championships, Ese Brume bounced back to finish in the top three position at the Xiamen Diamond League.
The Nigerian long jump queen leaped a distance of 6.71m to finish third in the women's long jump event, behind world champion Ivana Vuleta with 6.88m and Burkina Faso's Marthe Koala in 6.77m.
Brume's performance is a significant confidence boost and improvement from Budapest, having had an unfortunate fourth-place finish to put an end to her history-making quest of becoming Nigeria's first three-time consecutive medallist in World Championships history.
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20:11 - 20.08.2023
Ese Brume narrowly misses out on winning Nigeria's first medal at World Championships in Budapest
Nigeria's long jump queen Ese Brume sadly missed out on writing her name in the history books at the World Championships in Budapest.
It has also qualified her for the final leg of the Diamond League series in Oregon, where she'll gun to win Nigeria's first Diamond League trophy in the field events.
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19:15 - 31.08.2023
'Thank you mummy' - Tobi Amusan reacts to massive love from First Lady Remi Tinubu
In an exchange of tweets, Tobi Amusan was elated on First Lady Remi Tinubu's encouragement to her.
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