Truetells Nigeria Ese Brume had in the long jump category finished behind America’s Brittney Reese and Malaika Mihtambo of Germany to win the country’s first medal.
The 25-year-old female athlete recorded a jump of 6.97m in the final, clinching bronze. Meanwhile, Blessing Obodururu had also earned Nigeria a silver medal in the women’s freestyle 68kg event on Tuesday.
She lost 1-4 in the final to Tamyra Mensah-Stock of the U.S, who had defeated her three times earlier.
China leads the medals table with 32 gold, followed by the United States, 24; Japan, 19; and Australia 14.
President Muhammadu Buhari-led government had promised a reward of $15,000, $10,000 and $7,500 for gold, silver, and bronze medalists respectively at the Tokyo Olympics, Naija News reports.
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