Nigerian athletes Blessing Oborududu and Ese Brume have received cash rewards for their respective medal-winning feats at the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Olympics.Brume picked up Nigeria’s first medal at the Games when she won the bronze medal in the Women’s Long Jump event where she leapt to a distance of 6.97m.
Oborududu and Brume were presented with $10,000 and $7500, respectively in a ceremony held at Grand Prince Hotel, Tokyo Japan on Tuesday. “It wasn’t an easy work truly but with the help of my coach, my family, the Delta State government …and thanks to the Ministry and the Minister and all of you out there praying and watching over me, thank you and God Bless you all.”
Dare said Nigerians are proud of the athletes who he said displayed a “record-breaking performance” at the Olympics.
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