Nigeria's Ese Brume is one of the top heavyweights listed to compete in the women's long jump at the Stockholm Diamond League.
Commonwealth champion Ese Brume will be making her second Diamond League appearance this season in Stockholm on July 2nd.
Brume, who kicked off her Diamond League season in Florence, where she finished fourth in a modest 6.58m, is now set to face some heavyweights in the women's long jump circuit.
Top on the list is World and Olympic champion Malaika Mihambo, who hasn't had her best form so far with a Season's Best (SB) of 6.66m.
She'll be gunning for a 7.00m mark for a confidence-boosting victory. Also listed in the stacked lineup is Italian teen sensation Larissa Lapichino, who had a famous win in Florence and will be aiming to continue with this streak against the Nigerian and German heavyweights.
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Great Britain's European indoor champion Jazmin Sawyers is another tough contender already with a SB of 6.78m, as well as multiple medallist at world and Olympic level Ivana Vuleta, with a SB of 6.72m.
Ukraine's Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk cannot be overlooked for a win as she's well experienced in the long and triple jump events, while Sweden's Khaddi Sagnia and Australia's Brooke Buschkuehl are the underdogs but also very good jumpers.
Brume will have her goals on getting the maximum points and jumping a good mark in the range of 7.00m.
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