Breaking: Again, Ese Brume wins Gold medal in Commonwealth Games

Ese Brume has won Gold in the women’s long jump event of the Commonwealth Games after leaping a distance of 6.99m.

It could be recalled that the Brume leaped 7.02m to win Silver and Nigeria’s second medal on the last day of the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, USA.

Brume’s consistency had made her one of Nigeria’s medal hopefuls heading into the Championships. She barely made it into the final with her last attempt to book an automatic qualification spot.

The Silver medal is an improvement on the Bronze she won she won in Doha in 2019. Brume, Olympic Bronze medallist finished behind Germany’s Olympic champion Malaika Mihambo who leaped 7.12m. Brazil’s Leticia Oro Melo jumped 6.89m to take Bronze.