The hopes of Nigeria winning any shade of medal at the 17th IAAF World Championships which ends in Doha on Sunday now lies solely on two athletes, Ese Brume and Tobi Amusan.
Brume who is the reigning African Long Jump champion has qualified for the final of the event ongoing in Doha.
Okagbare’s silver is Nigeria’s only medal ever in the history of long jump events at the World Championships. Brume is now the third Nigerian to make it to the final of the event after Chioma Ajunwa and Okagbare. There is also a huge chance of Nigeria winning a medal in the Women’s Hurdles event where sprint hurdler, Tobi Amusan will be in action.On Saturday, Amusan ran a new personal best time of 12.48 secs to qualify for the semifinal of the 100m hurdles.Amusan, who is the reigning African and Commonwealth Champion, will on Sunday be hoping to be the second Nigerian to make it to the final of this event and also win a medal.
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