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Nigeria's team suffers another blow as Brume loses long jump medal

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Despite having three athletes in the final of the women's long jump event on Thursday, the Nigerian team ended up empty-handed and with no medals to show for their valiant efforts.

There were high hopes that Nigeria's long wait for its first medal in Paris would end on Thursday, but that did not happen.

With a best jump of 6.70m, Nigeria's top finisher in the long jump final was Ese Brume, who finished in fifth position.

Brume, who won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, was expected to repeat or improve on her performance in Paris, but unfortunately that never happened.

As a result, Team Nigeria remains without a medal after the 13th day of action.

Ruth Usoro and Prestina Ochonogor finished in tenth and twelfth place respectively with jumps of 6.58 m and 6.24 m.

American Tara Davis-Woodhall won the gold medal in the women's long jump final at the Stade de France with a best jump of 7.10m.

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Thursday was a heartbreaking day for Team Nigeria at the Olympics as Odunayo suffered a shock defeat in her quarter-final wrestling match and the men's and women's 4x100m relay teams failed to advance to Friday's final.

Nigeria's Folashade Rafiatu Lawal missed out on a medal in the women's 59kg weightlifting event, finishing fifth with a total lift of 230kg in the snatch and clean and jerk.

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Lawal came close to finishing on the podium, missing out on third place by 5kg overall.

The action will resume on Friday, with Tobi Amusan leading the way with his entry into the 100m hurdles semi-final.

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