November 15, 2024
Diamond League Final: Tobi Amusan smashes African 100m hurdles record

Diamond League Final: Tobi Amusan smashes African 100m hurdles record

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Oluwatobi Amusan has become the 1st Nigerian athlete ever to win a Diamond League Trophy since inception in 2010.

Tobi stormed to a new African Record of 12.42s, going past the field to win W 100m Hurdles at the #WDLFinal.

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“It’s great, it is a great feeling. Looking back, I did not win a medal at the Olympics. It was a very challenging time for me afterwards, but I never gave up, and I came out here and I was like… if I did not get a medal in Tokyo, the least I can do is to get a Diamond League Trophy – and I just did that!,” she said.

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