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Group Nigeria’s trio of Ese Brume, Ruth Usoro and Prestina Ochonogor have certified for the ultimate of the Ladies’s Lengthy Bounce occasion on the ongoing Olympic video games in Paris, France.
Brume, who gained a bronze medal on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, jumped 6.76m to e book her place within the remaining, whereas Ruth Usoro and Prestina Ochonogor jumped 6.68m and 6.65m respectively to succeed in the ultimate on Tuesday.
That is the primary time three Nigerians will qualify for an occasion’s remaining on the Olympics.
Brume, a two-time medalist on the world athletics championship and in addition a five-time African junior champion, was in peril of not reaching the ultimate after struggling initially.
The Nigerian worldwide nonetheless got here up large in her final soar to seal an automated qualification for the ultimate of girls’s lengthy soar occasion on the Video games.
She and her compatriots Usoro jumped and Ochonogor, will compete with 12 different finalists for podium finishes on Thursday.
