Olympic and World long jump medalist and Commonwealth Games champion Ese Brume has the chance to make history as the first Nigerian female athlete with a Diamond League trophy. The African record holder with 7.17m is among the finalists who will compete for the long jump trophy in Zurich on September 7 and 8.
However, Ese Brume’s task will not be so easy, as she will have world champion Malaika Mihambo (Germany) and the winner of the European title from Munich Ivana Spanovic-Vuleta (Serbia) as rivals.
Ese Brume is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in the long jump. She is the current commonwealth champion and a three-time African senior champion in the long Jump and holds a personal best of 7.17m. Ese Brume currently holds the commonwealth games record, African junior record and African record in the event.She’s a two time medalist at the world athletics championship, an Olympic bronze medalist and also a five-time African junior champion in athletics. She is also the only athlete to win three consecutive Long Jump titles at the African Championships in Athletics as well as the first African to win two Long Jump medals at the World Athletics Championships.