Silver Medalist Blessing Oborududu and bronze medalist Ese Brume
have been rewarded with their promised cash of $10,000 and $7,500
respectively.
Oborududu and Brume were presented their cash by the Honourable
Minister of Youth and Sports Development Sunday Dare in a ceremony
held at Grand Prince Hotel, Tokyo Japan.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Minister said there’s no point delaying
the reinforcement of the athletes who have made the country proud, and
that is the reason they were rewarded immediately for their record-
breaking performances.
Chioma Ajunwa was the first person who won gold medal for Nigeria in
the women’s long jump event at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games ,
Brume thus follows suit with a bronze; while Oborududu is the first
Nigerian Wrestler to win an Olympics medal.
