Monday, July 25, 2022

Nigerian Amusan Breaks Record in the Women's 100m Hurdles at the World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Nigerian Athletic Oluwatobiloba Amusan won Gold medal in the women's 100m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, USA.

The sprint hurdler clocked a new world record in the women’s 100m hurdles semi final early hours of Monday, 25 July 2022, on the closing day of the World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022.

The 25-year-old Nigerian lady has been giving signals of her readiness to become the focal
point of the sprint hurdle starting with racing to an African record of 12.40 to win her heat on Saturday. 

The Nigerian gold medalist Tobi Amusan wiped out the previous record in the semis of the women's 100m hurdles with a flying time of 12.12 seconds. Amusan eclipsed the previous record of 12.20 set by American Kendra Harrison in London, UK, six years ago.

World Champion, Oluwatobiloba Amusan shed tears of joy as the Nigerian anthem was played to celebrate her Gold medal in the 100m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, USA.




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