Breaking News: Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan wins another gold, sets new record at commonwealth games – Nexus News
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has won the gold in the women’s 100m hurdles at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
The 25-year-old at the event on Sunday, August 6, 2022, clocked 12.30 seconds to set a new record at the commonwealth games.
This is coming two weeks after she became the first Nigerian athlete to win a World Athletics Championship gold as she stormed to victory in the women’s 100m hurdles in Oregon.
Amusan, who had broken the world record in an astonishing semi-final where she hit 12.12sec, powered over the line at Hayward Field in 12.06sec.
Her winning time will not be seen as a world record, however, due to a strong following win of 2.5 meters per second.
Jamaica’s Britany Anderson won silver in 12.23sec, while Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico claimed bronze in 12.23.
Amusan had produced a jaw-dropping world record in the semi-finals, breaking the previous best mark of 12.20secs held by Keni Harrison of the United States in 2016.
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“Honestly, I believe in my abilities but I was not expecting a world record at these championships,” Amusan said after her final victory. “The goal is always just to execute well and get the win. So the world record is a bonus. I knew I had it in me but I could not believe it when I saw it on the screen after the semis.
“Before the final, I just tried to stay calm and to do my best. I took a deep breath knowing that I have some goals to accomplish and it worked pretty well. I knew it was very fast but not this fast.”
