Tag: Tobi Amusan
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Tobi Amusan nominated for Women’s World Athlete award
The world record holder and world 100m hurdles champion, Tobi Amusan, has been shortlisted for the Women’s World Athlete of the Year organised by World Athletics. The athletics body made this known in a press release published on their website on Wednesday, October 12. The body had further mentioned that the 10 nominees had…
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World Athletics ratifies Tobi Amusan’s 100m hurdles record
The World Athletics has ratified the women’s world 100m hurdles record set by Tobi Amusan at the 2022 World Championships. A statement by the international athletic governing body on Tuesday further revealed that the record times of two other athletes — Mondo Duplantis and Sydney McLaughlin – have also been ratified. The athletes…
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Commonwealth Games 2022: Tobi Amusan wins 100m Hurdles Gold
Tobi Amusan has won the 100m hurdles gold at the Commonwealth Games. She did it in a Commonwealth Games record 12.30 seconds. She has become the first Nigerian track and field athlete and the second in history to successfully defend a Commonwealth Games 100m hurdles title. The 25-year-old reigning world champion and world record holder…
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Buhari celebrates Amusan’s world-record athletic gold win
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, expressed heartfelt congratulations to Tobi Amusan for winning the women’s 100m hurdles gold for Nigeria at the World Athletics Championship 2022. Amusan’s feat set a new world record in the semifinals of the athletic event, as she becomes the first Nigerian to win a World Championship. According to a statement…