Tobi Amusan Breaks World Record At 100m Hurdles

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Nigerian Athlete, Tobi Amusan has won the World Athletics Champion gold medal, being the first Nigerian to reach a world record time of 12.06s.

It was the second time Amusan would break the record on the night, improving on her 12.12s in the semi-final. It was previously set by America’s Kendra Harrison at 12.20s.

Amusan is the first Nigerian Athlete to ever set a World Record in any event.

It will also be the first time the Nigerian anthem would be played over the public address system during a medal presentation as the winner of an event.

The victory of Amusan is some kind of compensation for a disappointing outing in Tokyo last year where she finished fourth in the final despite being touted to take one of the medals.

She walked away with a $100,000 prize money, her attention will now be turned to the Commonwealth Games beginning on Thursday, July 28 where she’s also the defending champion in the event.