NIGERIA long jumper, Ese Brume was given a heroic welcome
on her arrival in Northern Cyprus by her school, Eastern Mediterranean
University from the just concluded 2019 World Athletics Championships in Qatar.
Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com reports that Brume, who is on a
scholarship programme at the only public university located to the North of the
Mediterranean island of Cyprus, studying Tourism and Hospitality management, leapt
to a distance of 6.91m to win bronze medal for Nigeria in women’s long jump
event in Doha.
Sports personal/Manager of the university, Cemal Konnolu
and his personal assistants led students who were in two fully loaded buses chartered
to pick up the the Commonwealth Games champion at the Ercan Airport (Turkish
Republic of Northern Cyprus).
In some short videos uploaded on the social media by Nigeria
Athletics, a Track and Field website that specializes in athletics culture in
Nigeria, saw some of the students displaying banners that reads “We are proud
of you”, while some were singing "You're the best, you're the best Ese
Brume...."
Speaking on arrival, an emotional Brume said, “I’m really
lost for words. Thank you so much. You have done more than enough for me and I
really appreciate this. Thank you so much and I love you all,” the 2019 African
Games gold medalist said while trying to hold back joyful tears.
The website believes that the athlete will be more
motivated ahead of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games if accorded such reception on
arrival in Nigeria.
“Just look at the unbelievable joy on her face. Beside
her is her coach, Kayode Yaya. In his words while chatting to us, he said: "This
is the kind of welcome we may never receive from our nation!"
“If you're not close to tears after this, then you may
not understand the joy of winning a medal and being appreciated for it. Imagine
if she receives a better reception when she's in Nigeria, won't it motivate her
more for 2020?,” the website posted alongside the videos via @NGAthletix.
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