Ese Brume has emerged the biggest winner of the 2019 Nigerian Sports Award held at the Eko Hotel and Suites.
Brume carted home the female athlete and sports woman of the year gongs categories she contested for.
Recall that Brume won bronze medal for Nigeria at the 2019 World Athletics Championship in Doha in long jump.
Nigerians massively voted Brume for rich archive. She won Nigeria’s only medal at the 2019 IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar. Brume also won a bronze in the long jump event at the same competition.
Brume leapt a distance of 6.91m, her second longest career jump, to win the bronze medal behind pre-championships favourite, Germany’s Malaika Mihambo (7.30m) and USA’s Kenyattia Hackworth (6.92m).
Moreover, in 2017, Brume 23, made the final of the event at the Olympics three years ago on her debut. Two years later, she has moved from 10th in 2017 in London to third in 2019.
Little wonder that Nigerians cast their votes for Brume among the 35 millions contestants. However, Ese Brume wasn’t the only person that shine at the award night. Bellow is the full list of winners:
Footballer of the year: Odion Ighalo
Athlete of the year: Ese Brume
Team of the year: D’Tigress
Sports person of the year: Ese Brume
Weightlifter of the year: Emmanuel Appah
Sports Journalist of the year: Dare Kuti
Sports Photo Journalist of the year: Modo Victor
Discovery of the year: Folashade Lawal
Racket Sports Person of the year: Anuoluwapo Opeyori
Team Sports Person of the year: Farouk Yusuf
Wrestler of the year: Odunayo Adekuruoye
Para-Sports Person of the year: Bose Omolayo
Basketball Player of the year: Evelyn Akathor
Coach of the year: Christopher Nwadei
Sports Administrator of the year(Handball): Sam Ocheho
Sports administrator of the year (Badminton): Onome Obruthe
