At the just concluded Commonwealth Game in Birmingham, Nigeria's Ese Brume has won Gold in the final of the Women’s long jump event holding at the ongoing XXII Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.Brume who had a failed first attempt registered 6.99m, 6.81m, 6.99m and 6.96m in her 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th attempts respectively.Her second attempt (6.99m) was good enough to set a Commonwealth Games Record surpassing Australia's Bronwyn Thompson's 6.97m set at the 2006 Melbou...

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has notified Divine Oduduru of two potential Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) and is seeking a six-year ban against the Nigerian medal winning athlete.The sprinter has been notified of potential ADRVs for possession (Rule 2.6 of the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules; ADR) and/or use or attempted use of multiple Prohibited Substances (Rule 2.2 ADR). He has been provisionally suspended immediately.These alleged violations stem fro...

The most gold medals ever won by Team Nigeria came at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom, where they took home a record 12 golds.The previous records were set in 1994 in Victoria, Canada, in 2010, in 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland, and at 11 in New Delhi, India.Ese Brume won the gold medal in the women's long jump competition on Sunday night, ensuring that Team Nigeria broke a previous record at the games.Brume, 26, broke the previous record for th...