Nigerian athlete, Tobi Amusan has won a gold medal in the women’s 100 meters hurdles at the Diamond League meet in Paris.
Amusan broke the 12.77 record set by Nigerian – Spanish athlete, Gloria Alozie at the 1998 African Championships in Dakar, Senegal when she defeated Bahamian Devynne Charlton in a time of 12.41, making her the world’s third fastest in the 100 metres hurdle.
Only Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (12.37 seconds) and Alaysha Johnson (12.40 seconds ) are faster.
Amusan’s latest win is coming a few days after she also won the 100 Hurdles event at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland.
Before her exploit in Finland, she had successfully defended her African title at the Senior Athletics Championship in Mauritius, where she also won gold for Team Nigeria in the 4x100m Women’s relay event.
Amusan will now shift focus to the Nigerian Athletics Championships which will take place between June 24 and 26 in Benin City.
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The reigning Commonwealth Games champion is the first to retain the Nigerian 100m hurdles title she won last year at the Yaba College of Technology Sports complex.
