Brume goes to China for Diamond League points, Amusan set for Oregon

Ese Brume (Photo by Ben Stansall / AFP)

World Championships silver medalist, Ese Brume, has landed in China in search of Diamond League points.   

Brume, a three-time World Athletics Championships (indoors and outdoor) medalist, is seeking to become the second Nigerian to compete in the final of the Diamond League. She was confirmed for the Xiamen, China meeting, this Saturday (September 2, 2023).

Brume’s coach, Kayode Yahaya, who was part of Team Nigeria’s squad to the 19th World Athletics Championships in Budapest, told The Guardian, that the long jumper has arrived in China.

Brume, who narrowly missed a podium finish by placing fourth in the long jump in Budapest, is in China for the 12th leg of Diamond League to earn the points that would enable her join her compatriot, Tobi Amusan, in Eugene, Oregon, U.S., in a fortnight.

She is currently placed seventh in the Diamond League long jump standing with 10 points, just a place outside the six required to compete in Oregon. But the Nigerian will seal her place in the final if she places above the chasing duo of Quanesha Burks of the USA (nine points) and Great Britain’s Jazmin Sawyers (nine points).

The Commonwealth Games champion and record holder, missed out on making the trip to Zurich, Switzerland, last year for the final after finishing just a place below the required number of competitors. She knows her chances of ending the year on a high rest on her performance in China.

The African record holder (7.17m) has competed just thrice in the Diamond League this year, placing fifth in Florence, Italy in June, fourth in Stockholm, Sweden and first at the Herculis in Monaco, France both in July.

She will be seeking to become the second Nigerian to win a Diamond League trophy