Paris 2024: Team Nigeria suffers another blow as Brume misses out on Long Jump medal

There were high hopes that Nigeria's long wait for her first medal in Paris would end on Thursday, but that was not to be.

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Brume, who won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, was expected to either repeat or better her performance in Paris, but unfortunately, that never happened.Ruth Usoro and Prestina Ochonogor finished in the 10th and 12th spots, respectively, with jumps of 6.58m and 6.24m. Nigeria’s Folashade Rafiatu Lawal missed out on a medal in the women’s 59kg weightlifting event, finishing fifth with a total lift of 230kg in the snatch and clean & jerk.Action will resume on Friday, with Tobi Amusan leading the way with her participation in the 100m hurdles event semi final.

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