World record holder Tobi Amusan sealed a spot in the semifinals of the women’s 100-metre hurdles in the Paris 2024 Olympics on Wednesday.
Amusan qualified for the next round by finishing first in Heat 1 in a time of 12.49 seconds, ahead of America’s Alaysha Johnson, who clocked a time of 12.61s and Jamaica’s Janeek Brown in 12.84s.
The world record-holder is safely through to the semi’s 😮💨
🇳🇬’s @Evaglobal01 cruises to 12.49 in the 100m hurdles heats.#Paris2024 #OlympicGames pic.twitter.com/r4FmPXEbbt
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 7, 2024
The 27-year-old Nigerian is one of the favourites to get a medal in the event, but she will face a tough battle from reigning Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico, who ran a time of 12.42s, the fastest time in the heats, to progress to the semifinals.
Other contenders include Jamaica’s Danielle Williams, the reigning world champion, who clocked a time of 12.59s, America’s Masai Russell, the winner of Heat 3 with a time of 12.53s, and Bahamas’ Devynne Charlton.
Amusan will compete in the semifinals—her third consecutive one after Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020—at Stade de France on Friday, August 9, with the final set for the penultimate day of the athletics event, Saturday.
