Ese Brume qualifies for long jump final at World Athletics Championships

Nigeria’s Silver and Bronze medallist Ese Brume reached the final of the Women’s Long Jump event at the World Athletics Championships, tagged Budapest 2023, hitting a second round attempt of 6.72m for a safe pass into the final.

Nigeria's Ese Brume 🇳🇬 has qualified for women's long jump final at the #WorldAthleticsChamps after a jump of 6.72 metres that took the eighth spot out of the 12 qualifying spots.

Ruth Usoro 🇳🇬 narrowly finished 13th with a jump of 6.60metres.#Afrosport #Budapest23 pic.twitter.com/q7UpUcWxLT

— AfroSport (@AfroSportTV) August 19, 2023

The pictures might look very similar, but in these four frames of Ese Brume, we tried to capture every moment as she was speaking with her coach after an attempt in the qualifying rounds of women's Long Jump. #WorldAthleticsChamps pic.twitter.com/3f0G0HHWd1

— Making of Champions (@MakingOfChamps) August 19, 2023

Although it took a while for her to warm into the competition and she was 4th in the Group A pool, which was led by Tara Davis-Woodhall and Marthe Koala with first-round attempts of 6.87m and 6.84m, Brume has indicated that she will be on the line for Gold when the final kicks off on Sunday afternoon.

Team Nigeria athlete Ruth Usoro was also in action in the qualifying rounds of the women’s Long Jump at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

Leaping into another final: Ese Brume qualified for yet another final in women's Long Jump, booking her place in the showdown on Sunday. If there's one guaranteed #TeamNigeria's route to a sure medal, it has to be through Brume. Very consistent for Nigeria👏 #WorldAthleticsChamps pic.twitter.com/ZTkCGtDpL3

— Making of Champions (@MakingOfChamps) August 19, 2023

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Usoro, who was a finalist at last year’s World Athletics Championships, narrowly missed out on making the final in Budapest.

She was in the 12th and final qualifying spot with a mark of 6.60m, only to be tipped off the standings by Fatima Diame, who jumped 6.61m in her last attempt.