World record holder Tobi Amusan failed to defend her world title at the 2023 World Athletics Championships after finishing sixth in the women's 100m hurdles final late on Thursday. Amusan failed to secure a podium finish as she could only settle for sixth place, clocking 12.62 seconds, as Jamaican sprinter Danielle Williams shocked the whole athletics world to claim the gold medal in the much-anticipated women’s...
Nigerian track queen and 100-metre hurdles world record holder Tobi Amusan raced to victory at the Silesia Diamond League in Poland on Sunday. The 26-year-old, who recently retained her national title at the Athletics Federation of Nigeria's National trials earlier this month, finished ahead of former 100-metre hurdles world record holder Kendra Harrison with a time of 12.34 seconds. Amusan, who finished with the second-best time...
Nigeria star Tobi Amusan has been ranked as the fifth best female athlete for the year 2022 by the World Athletics. The reigning World, Commonwealth, and African champion is one of three Africans that make up the top ten of the newly released ranking; Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia and Faith Kipyegon of Kenya are the other two Africans. The World Athletics ranks the athletes with the...
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