According to report reaching oyogist.com, Ese Brume has shattered Chioma Ajunwa’s 25-year African Long Jump Record of 7.12m which the latter won GOLD with at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Brume on Saturday jumped an astonishing 7.17m (+1.1), the farthest any woman has jumped in the world this year to win the women’s Long Jump at the Chula Vista Festival in the United States.
It’s remarkable that the feat came on her very last attempt, and it didn’t go unnoticed that she jumped 6.83m three times and 6.88m in the sequence (from her 2nd -5th attempt), after opening with a distance of 6.75m. Two other women also jumped over 7m in the event: Brittney Reese 2nd with 7.10m and Chantel Malone finishing 3rd with a mark of 7.07m.
Prior to the Chula Vista meet, Brume has not jumped more than 6.61m this year, jumping 6.46m to retain her Nigerian Sports Festival title in April, then 6.60m in California.
She had only jumped 7m once in her career, reaching a distance of 7.05m two years ago.
