Ese Bloom, current Commonwealth Games athlete and African long jump record holder, will miss the 2024 Paris Olympics after being denied a visa by the Chinese embassy in Lagos, preventing her from competing in the Diamond Games. He shifted his focus to the United States to qualify. Yesterday's Suzhou League.
Bloom was aiming to use the Diamond League in Suzhou to reach a record of 6.86 meters in order to earn an automatic ticket to the 2024 Paris Games, which would be his third consecutive Olympic appearance, but the Chinese ambassador The museum refused to issue a visa for the trip.
Her coach, Kayode Yahaya, said in a telephone chat with the Guardian yesterday that she submitted all relevant documents to the Chinese embassy to obtain a visa but was refused. “I really don't understand why they refused to issue us visas this time,” Yahaya said. “Last year, they wasted no time in giving us visas to join the Chinese Diamond League. We were surprised when they handed us our passports without a visa.
“Ese is currently in Nigeria but plans to return to the United States soon to continue her fight for a ticket to the Paris Olympics. I am sure she will get her ticket soon,” Yahaya said. Ta.
Blume actually qualified for the African Games in Accra, Ghana, last month with a gold-medal-winning jump of 6.92 meters, but was fouled by a huge tailwind of +3.9 meters per second.
She is aiming to become the first Nigerian track and field athlete to win two individual Olympic medals since winning bronze at the Rio 2016 Olympics eight years ago.
In addition to his shot at a ticket to the United States, Bloom still has several windows open to get a ticket to Paris. These include the African Senior Athletics Championships, scheduled for June 21-26 in Douala, Cameroon, and the Diamond League, scheduled for July 7 in Paris, France.
Meanwhile, 100m hurdles world record holder Tobi Amsan was disqualified from the Suzhou Diamond League competition in Suzhou, China yesterday for falsely violating the rules (162.8 points).
However, the Nigerian ran despite the protests and won the race ahead of reigning Olympic champion Jasmine Kamachookin and world indoor champion and record holder Devin Charlton of the Bahamas.
However, although Amsan's result will not be taken into account, the 27-year-old will regain confidence and look to further improve her performance after finishing fifth in Xiamen, also in China, in the first leg of the 2024 Diamond League Series .
This is the second time Amsan has been flagged for a false start in the Diamond League. The first was held in 2019 at the Van Damme Memorial in Brussels, Belgium.
Camacho-Quinn, who won the race, $10,000 in prize money and eight points, said she was taking time off ostensibly to focus on training for the Olympics.
“I was ready to throw, but it took me so long to throw. I'm going to earn Diamond League points and rest. It's an unbelievable time, but it's the reality.
“I didn't know who won because there were three people in a row. The competition is just preparation (for the Olympics) and I know what I have to work on,” said the Puerto Rican. .
