Tobi Amusan

Nigerian Tobi Amusan broke the women's 100m hurdles world record in the semifinals at the world track and field championships in Eugene, Oregon.

But by the time she arrived, the only event left was a hurdles race. Amusan became a hurdler by chance, according to World Athletics. At age 13 or 14, she went to a meet intending to compete in the flat sprints and long jump. Amusan took eight hundredths off American Keni Harrison‘s world record of 12.20 from 2016.

A foot injury prompted Tobi Amusan to start wearing bouncy longer-distance Adidas shoes instead of track spikes.

Earlier in the day, Jakob Ingebrigtsen made up for his 1500m defeat to Jake Wightman with a dominant performance in the 5,000m. Such was his dominance he was even able to celebrate by pointing his finger at the crowd and easing down before crossing the line. “I had patella fasciitis at the beginning of the season so that set me back for a while,” Amusan added. It’s an honour when people stay in their seats when it’s literally only me on the track. “My abilities are not centred around spikes,” said the Nigerian, who ran 12.06 in the final, only for the wind speed of +2.5m/s to make it ineligible for record purposes. “You get quite a bit of pressure on you when you’re the only person competing in the entire track.

The 100-meter hurdler smashed Kendra Harrison's 2016 world record by 0.08 seconds at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon Sunday.

One Twitter user claimed Johnson - who now commentates for the BBC - might have been seeking revenge after USA were stripped of the 4x100m Olympic title in 2000 and Nigeria took gold instead. And Cindy Sember quote after her PB/NR (national record) 'I thought I was running slow!' All athletes looked shocked [sic]. One Twitter user claimed Johnson might have been seeking revenge after USA were stripped of the 4x100m Olympic title in 2000 and Nigeria took gold instead Amusan annihilated Kendra Harrison's 2016 world record by 0.08 seconds at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon Unacceptable. I move on.' The 100-meter hurdler romped to victory in 12.12 seconds to beat Kendra Harrison's 2016 world record by 0.08 seconds at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon Sunday.

After Tobi Amusan of Nigeria smashed a hurdles record at the world championships, the former gold medalist Michael Johnson raised doubts about the race's ...

Amusan won the gold medal in an even faster time — 12.06 seconds — but that mark will not count as a record because it was deemed wind-aided. After briefly mixing it up with several critics online, Johnson eventually dismissed the accusations of bias, writing: “As a commentator my job is to comment. After capturing an N.C.A.A. title at Texas-El Paso, she won the gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2021 Diamond League final. The second and third semifinals of the women’s 100 meters also had a lot of fast times, although not as many as the first. She placed fourth in the final at the Tokyo Olympics last year. In the second semifinal, the top five finishers ran or equaled their personal bests. The four most recent world records in the event, for example, broke the previous marks by 0.01, 0.04, 0.01 and 0.03 seconds. The fourth-, fifth-, sixth- and eighth-placed runners in Amusan’s heat, a semifinal, also ran their best times ever. “All athletes looked shocked,” Johnson added. At least one expert wasn’t so sure. 5 National records set.” Tobi Amusan of Nigeria set a world record in the women’s 100-meter hurdles on Sunday at the world track and field championships in Eugene, Ore. That by itself was not surprising: World records often fall at big events, after all.

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But he was not to be denied this time around, taking charge of the race with two laps to go. Krop had to settle for second place despite the Kenyans leading a wonderful race for long periods of time. And according to the reports in the Guardian and Vanguard, Tobi Amusan was presented with her cheque of $100,000 after the race in which the Nigerian was in joyous momentum.

Nigeria's Tobi Amusan broke the 100m hurdles world record en route to winning gold at the World Championships on Sunday.

I love jumping in Eugene and it was amazing here." "Usually, it is always somewhere in the back of my mind but today I was really focused on the win and I really wanted to win the gold so badly. They recommended a lot of stuff and I feel comfortable in [the shoes], so I was using them basically the entire time." "I believe in my abilities but I was not expecting a world record at these championships. But it was just a matter of time." "Actually, I did not think about the record that much today," Duplantis, 22, said.

Amusan became Nigeria's first-ever world champion and a world record holder in athletics on July 25 at the Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, smashing the former ...

She needs no introduction around the world again, at least in the athletics circles for many years to come. In seven years, she shaved 1.77s off her personal best times to become Nigeria’s first-ever world champion and record-setter. It was a sneak preview of what was to come in Oregon. One thing that comes through is that Amusan always believed she could become the best in the world in the 100m Hurdles, and eventually, her belief became a fact. I am more thankful because to come out here with a win and a world record is crazy. I thought ‘if this is true, I’m going to take track seriously,” Amusan recalled in an interview. And like many Nigerians, Amusan started her sports journey as a football player and she just loved running around. That was how her athletics career took off in Ijebu-Ode. It will be good for me to run a PR or break the world record if she is not careful–just kidding…” That is a common story in Nigeria’s sports circles. She always reminds me that I’ve practiced hard to trust myself and translate that aggressiveness onto the track.” Two years later, there is no kidding about the fact that Amusan is a world champion and a record breaker.

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“I join millions of Nigerians in celebrating Tobi Amusan and her stellar performance, at the World Athletics Championships 2022. BBC Sport reports that she broke the Women’s 100m hurdles world record with a stunning semi-final time of 12.12 seconds - before taking gold at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Footage shows some students of Our Lady of Apostles Secondary School, Ijebu-Ode, the moment they sang in celebration of Tobi Amusan on her 100m Hurdle world record win.

Tobi Amusan na di new 100m hurdles world record holder and world champion, but she still remember how her papa burn her running gear.

"E bin be a lot of pressure on a young athlete. When God say na your time, na your time." And she continue to tell me make I no disappoint her. Na dia I begin. "When you grow up for dat kain family, they feel say you suppose focus on school. Di 25-year-old run a time of 12.12 seconds!