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#Rio2016: Ese Brume ranks 5th in Long Jump Final, Divine Oduduru fails to Qualify for 200m Final
Divine Oduduru (L) and Ese Brume (R)
Nigeria’s track and field athlete, Ese Brume, 20, came in fifth in the finals of the women’s long jump event at Rio Olympics.
The event was won by U.S.A’s Tianna Bartoletta after jumping 7.17m. Ese lept 6.81m to come in fifth.
Similarly, Ejowvokoghene Divine Oduduru, 19, could not qualify for the finals of the men’s 200m race. He ranked 7th in his heat after clocking 20.59secs.
