The new golden girl of Nigerian Athletics, Tobi Amusan, has put smiles on the faces of Nigerians again by winning another trophy.
The Ogun State-born athlete won the women’s 100m hurdles event at the Diamond League final in Zurich, Switzerland, in grand style.
She broke a 22-year-old meeting record that has been untouchable for many years when she clocked 12.29s on Thursday evening to defend the trophy she won last year.
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In second place was America’s Tia Jones in 12.40s, and Jamaican, Britany Anderson finished in 3rd with a time of 12.42s.
Tobi Amusan adds this win to the gold medal she won a few months ago at the World Athletics Championship in Oregon and the 2022 Commonwealth games in the United Kingdom.
Recall that the 25-year-old Nigerian sprinter had set an African record when she won the Diamond League trophy last year with a time of 12.42 seconds.
12.29!
Tobi Amusan defends her #DiamondLeague title with a new meeting record in the women's 100m hurdles!#ZurichDL🇨🇭#DLFinal💎
📷 @matthewquine— Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) September 8, 2022
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Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan Breaks World Record, Gets N61m Cheque
Meanwhile, Tobi Amusan became Nigeria’s first-ever World Championship gold medalist.
She put up an outstanding performance to set a new World Record and win a Gold Medal at the World Athletics Championships 2022.
Amusan clinched the feat in the final with a record of 12.06 (+2.5 m/s) after she broke the world record of 12.12s in the semis of the eighteenth edition of the World Athletics Championships, in Eugene, Oregon, United States.
