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Ese Brume hopes a gold rush by Nigeria\u2019s women on the penultimate day of the Commonwealth Games will inspire girls in the country to take up sport.<\/p>\n

The 26-year-old reclaimed her long jump title on a day when Tobi Amusan won 100m hurdles gold and they also triumphed in the women\u2019s 4x100m relay.<\/p>\n

That took Nigeria\u2019s Games tally to 12 gold medals, making them Africa\u2019s top performers in Birmingham, England.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know this will be an inspiration for them,\u201d Brume told BBC Sport Africa. She added: \u201cOf course, when you see someone you look up to doing well, you want to definitely be like them. So, this is going to motivate and inspire them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope it works.\u201d
\nThree-time African champion Brume set a new Games record with a leap of 7.00 metres to win, adding a second Commonwealth gold to the one she claimed in Glasgow eight years ago.<\/p>\n

After two jumps of 6.99m and one of 6.96m \u2013 which would all have been enough to secure top spot on the podium \u2013 Brume said her record jump demonstrated her consistency in her discipline.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is one thing I really wanted \u2013 to get the Games record,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is special for me, because it shows consistency. It shows the hard work of all those that have supported me, and my coach who has been backing me up.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes it\u2019s about how you\u2019re able to show that what you\u2019re doing is not a fluke.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amusan set a new Games record of 12.30 seconds to add the Commonwealth 100m hurdles title to her gold at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old then returned to help Nigeria to 4x100m relay victory alongside Favour Ofili, Rose Chukwuma and Grace Nwokocha, who said the result was all the sweeter after they finished fourth in Oregon last month.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been working so hard to get ourselves a fast time so that we could be at world level and we could be champions,\u201d the 21-year-old Nwokocha added.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is what we have always wanted to be. When we went to the Worlds, we felt so disappointed we didn\u2019t get a medal.\u201d Elsewhere at the Alexander Stadium on day 10 of the Games, Kenya had track triumphs as Wycliffe Kinyamal won the men\u2019s 800m, while Beatrice Chebet took the women\u2019s 5,000m title as compatriot Selah Busienei came third.<\/p>\n

Zambia\u2019s Muzala Samukonga won the men\u2019s 400m in a personal best of 44.66 seconds.
\nNigeria won bronze in the men\u2019s 4x100m relay, and Kenya\u2019s men picked up the same colour in the men\u2019s 4x400m relay.<\/p>\n

The East Africans had another medal when Julius Yego took men\u2019s javelin bronze with a season\u2019s-best throw of 85.70m, and Ghana\u2019s Deborah Acquah won bronze in the women\u2019s long jump with a personal best of 6.94m.
\nThis year\u2019s Games ended on Monday evening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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