Paris 2024: Team Nigeria shifts focus to relays as Brume leads chase for long jump medals

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It’s essential to acknowledge that news production incurs expenses, and we take pride in never placing our stories behind a prohibitive paywall.Later in the evening, the Nigerian trio of Ese Brume, Ruth Usoro and Prestina Oluchi Ochonogor will be slugging it out in the women’s Long Jump event’s final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The Women’s Long Jump event is one of the few where Nigeria has won all the colours of medals at the Olympics.There will also be action on the wrestling mat as Odunayo Adekoruye another medal prospect gets her campaign underway against Algeria’s Chaimaa Fouzia Aouissi.Rafiatu Folashade Lawal who will competing in the women’s weightlifting event also holds great promise for a possible medal.

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