By Nurat Uthman
In her illustrious career, Nigeria’s Ese Brume, who had high hopes of winning a medal in the women’s Long Jump event, finished in 4th place after her final jump, marking the first time she missed out on a podium finish.
Last year, Brume had won a Bronze medal in the same event at Oregon, but this time she fell short of her best performance.
Unfortunately, Nigeria’s disappointing performance at the World Championships in Budapest continued as more of their athletes failed to advance in their respective events.
Ushoritse Itshekiri, Nigeria’s fastest man, and his compatriot Seye Ogunlewe both did not make it through the 100m semifinals. Ogunlewe finished 5th in his race with a time of 10.12 seconds, while Itshekiri placed 8th with a time of 10.19 seconds. The best Nigeria has achieved in the 100m event was Olusoji Fasuba’s accomplishment in 2007.
However, all attention now turns to Tobi Amusan, the reigning Women’s 100m Hurdles champion, as she prepares to defend her title starting tomorrow.
Amusan faced suspension by the Athletics Integrity Unit due to alleged violation of out-of-competition testing. Nevertheless, the Disciplinary Committee of the World Athletics body reviewed her appeal and cleared her of any wrongdoing, allowing her to compete.
