 2019 African Games champion Essy Brume on Tuesday gave team Nigeria their first medal at the ongoing Tokyo Olympic Games with a bronze medal in the women's long jump event. Brume recorded a 6.97 meters jump in the final of the event at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium to win her first Olympic medal and Nigeria's first at this Games. The 25-year-old Nigerian placed behind American Brittany Rees who claimed the silver medal with a jump of 6.97 meters also and but Brume will place fifth at the Rio Games in 2016 with 6.81 had to settle for bronze because her second best effort of 6.67 meter was inferior to Rees's 6.81 meter. So you get notified about fresh news updates.