Team Nigeria duo of Blessing Oborududu and Ese Brume have been rewarded with cash prizes following their impressive performance at the Tokyo Olympics.
Recall that Oborududu struck silver in the women’s wrestling after she failed to get past familiar foe, Tamyra Mensah in the 68kg final on Tuesday, while compatriot, Brume scooped bronze medal in long jump on the same day.
In a sheer show of gratitude for their remarkable outing, Nigeria’s Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare doled out cash gifts of $10,000 and $7,500 to Oborududu and Brume respectively.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Minister said “There’s no point delaying the reinforcement of these athletes who have made the country proud, that is the reason they were rewarded immediately for their record breaking performance”
Chioma Ajunwa was the first person who won gold medal for Nigeria in the Long at Atlanta 1996, Brume thus follows suit with a bronze, while Oborududu is the first Nigerian Wrestler to win an Olympics medal.
In her reaction, Oborududu said “I am just super excited and I want to say thank you to all my supporters and the Federal Government of Nigeria for the encouragement”.
