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Amusan Makes World Athletics Championship 100mH Final

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Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has qualified for the final of the 100m hurdles event at the ongoing World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

Amusan, running in lane seven, won the second semi-final with a time of 12:56 seconds despite having a slow start.

Ackera Nugent enjoyed an early lead before Amusan snatched victory at the finishing line.

The reigning NCAA Champion who clocked 12.60 seconds eventually settled for the 2nd position which was also enough for an automatic qualification for the final.

Amusan who is the world record holder in the event is seeking to defend the title she won last year in Oregon.

Though the build up to the World Championships has been challenging for Amusan, she remains determined to prove her last year performance is not a fluke.

On Wednesday, running in Heat 5, Amusan also won her race and she is now looking all fired up for Thursday’s final race.

Predictably, the usual suspects that will be giving Amusan a run for her money in the final also made it through on Wednesday.

Former World record holder Kendra Harrison won the first semifinal race in 12.33s as Jasmine Camacho-Quinn took Heat 3 in 12.41s, ahead of Nia Ali in 12.49s.

Many are hopeful Amusan is saving the best for the last as it appears her rivals have all posted faster times in Budapest than she had done in her two races so

In her characteristic way, Amusan says she is not under any pressure and is ready to take each race as it comes.

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Silesia Diamond League: Amusan Wins 100m Hurdles, Sets New Record

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World record holder, Tobi Amusan, on Sunday, won the 100m women’s hurdles at the 2023 Silesia Diamond League.

The Nigerian only caught American Kendra Harrison on the line in a thrilling race to set a meeting record with 12.34 seconds.

Speaking on the milestone, Amusan said, “It was not easy for me with injuries in my hamstring and my knee. But I trusted in my coach and my work. It’s all about the process. I just won this in a smooth style, I was just running. Honestly, I had no idea that I won when I crossed the finish line.”

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World Athletics Ranks Amusan Fifth Best Female in 2022

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Nigeria’s World 100m hurdles champion and record holder, Tobi Amusan has been ranked the fifth-best female athlete in 2022, according to World Athletics.

The World Athletics ranked each athlete according to the points they amassed from their performances during the season, using the scoring tables of athletics.

The 25-year-old hurdler had a fantastic year and became the first Nigerian world champion in an athletics event when she won the 2022 World Championships 100m hurdles gold medal, setting the current world record of 12.12 seconds in the semifinal, followed up by a 12.06s in the final.

She also won gold again at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, before retaining her Diamond League Trophy in Zurich in a new meet record of 12.29s. The previous record, which stood for 22 years, was held by an American legend, Gail Devers.

The World Athletics recently ratified Amusan’s women’s world 100m hurdles record set at the 2022 World Championships in Oregon, the United States.

Amusan also made the shortlist of five finalists for the Women’s World Athlete of The Year Award.

Jamaica’s sprints legend, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, tops the list, followed by her compatriot, Sharicka Jackson. Venezuela’s Triple Jump queen, Yulimar Rojas, occupies the third position, and USA’s Sydney McLaughlin in fourth.

Netherland’s 400m Hurdler Femke Bol is sixth, Ethiopia’s runner Gudaf Tsegay is seventh, Ukraine’shHigh jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh is eighth, Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon is ninth, and American shot put thrower Chase Ealey is ranked tenth.

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Amusan Sets New Record, Wins Commonwealth Gold

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Tobiloba Ayomide Amusan has made history as the first Nigerian track and field athlete and the second in history to successfully defend a Commonwealth Games 100m hurdles title.

The 25 year old also set a new 12.30 seconds Games Record on the way to winning the event’s gold.

Amusan, the reigning World champion and world record holder in the event also became the first Nigerian track and field athlete to win gold at two editions of the Games.

With the gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Amusan has now become the only Nigerian athlete in history to complete a grand slam of titles at the continental, Commonwealth and world levels after winning gold at the 22nd African Athletics championships in Mauritius in June and the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, USA last month.

Amusan’s gold has now brought to 10 the number of gold medals won by Nigeria so far, one short of the 11 won in 1994, 2010 and 2014.

It is also one short of the three gold medals won by the track and field team in 1990,1994 and 2014 with the 4x100m relays and the women’s long jump final coming up later Sunday afternoon and evening respectively.

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CWG2022: Tobi Amusan Makes 100m hurdles Final

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Tobi Amusa has qualified for the final of the Women’s 100m Hurdles at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games with an easy win after clocking 12.40s.

Amusan who is the defending champion from four years ago ran her first race since breaking the world record in Oregon at the World Athletics Championships last month.

The final is scheduled to take place on Sunday at the Alexander Arena.

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Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan Sets Hurdles World Record

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Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has won gold in the women’s 100m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in the United States.

The 25-year-old broke the world record in the semi-finals with a time of 12.12 seconds. Her time beats the 12.20 seconds set by American Kendra Harrison, who finished second behind Amusan, in 2016.

Amusan went on to win gold in the final, two hours later.

She run even faster in the final (12.06s), but due to a strong tailwind, this will not be registered as a record.

Tears of joy flowed down her face as the Nigerian anthem sounded in the Hayward Field stadium, Eugene, Oregon, for surely the greatest and proudest night in these championships for Nigeria.

A BBC journalist tweeted some of the moments after her win:

What a night it was for Nigeria as they waited until the very last day to put themselves on the medals board.

It could have been two golds on Sunday night for the country as long jumper Ese Brume led the field for a while with a 7.02m jump, until German (with Tanzanian roots) Malaika Mihambo bettered her on her fourth attempt (7.09m) and even went further on her last attempts (7.12m).

Brume finished second.

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