Prestina Ochonogor
5 Oct
Long jumper, Prestina Ochonogor, has moved to number five in Nigeria and 611 in the world, making her the best Nigerian in the overall women rankings released by World Athletics.
10 Aug
The saying that whatever men can do, women can do better played out on Tuesday at the Paris 2024 Olympics. For the first time in history, three Nigerians competed in the final of the long jump event at the Games, as the trio of Ese Brume, Ruth Usoro and Prestina Ochonogor, scaled the qualification hurdles.…
7 Aug
Except something goes wrong, it would be difficult for Nigeria not to bag any shade of medal (s) in the long jump event at the ongoing Olympic Games. Reason: For the first time in history, three Nigerians will be competing in the final of the event. The trio consists of Ese Brume, Ruth Usoro, and…
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