TEAM Nigeria’s wait for her first medal at the ongoing Olympic Games in Paris, France, continues as one of her medal hopefuls, Ese Brume, came 5th in the women’s Long Jump concluded on Thursday night.
Brume’s 5th jump of 6.70m could only land her in the 5th spot out of the 12 finalists. Ruth Usoro came 10th while Ochonogor was 12th.
American Tara Davis-Woodhall soared to Olympic gold in the women’s long jump on Thursday, sealing victory with a gigantic fourth leap to improve on her silver medal performance at last year’s world championships.
The 25-year-old posted 7.10 metres to take the title from Tokyo Olympic gold medallist and three-time world champion Malaika Mihambo of Germany, who claimed silver with 6.98m.
American Jasmine Moore jumped 6.96m to secure bronze.
Davis-Woodhall had victory locked up before her final jump, choking back tears before her final sprint down the runway.
She stood up briefly after landing, then fell back into the sand with a wide smile to the delight of the Stade de France crowd.
Eighteen-Eleven Media