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Ese Brume Won Gold as Nigerian Female Athletes Won 12 Gold Medals

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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 Melbourne Games.

Meanwhile, at the end of the competition, Nigeria won 35 medals in all including 12 gold medals which were all won by the female athletes.

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