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Nigeria’s Sprint hurdler Oluwatobiloba Amusan has successfully defended the 100m hurdles title after she raced to victory with a time of 12.57s at the ongoing 22nd African Athletics Championship holding in Mauritius.
Amusan won her first medal at the championship four years ago during the 21st edition and has now become the third Nigerian after Maria Usifo (1984 and 1985) and Glory Alozie (1996, 1998 and 2000) and fifth African to successfully defend the sprint hurdles title.
The reigning African Games champion couldn’t break Alozie’s 12.77s championship record set at the 11th edition of the championship in Dakar, Senegal in 1998 by an excessive 4.0m/s tail wind.
Amusan’s victory has increased Nigeria’s gold medal haul in the event to 12.
Recall that Amusan, who became first Nigerian woman ever to qualify for the final of the sprint hurdles at the Olympics after winning her semifinal heat in 12.62 seconds couldn’t make it to the podium as she finished fourth behind Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, who won Gold with the time of 12.37s while Kendra Harrison of the USA came second, Jamaica’s Megan Tapper claimed the bronze.
Oluwatobiloba Ayomide “Tobi” Amusan is a Nigerian track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles and also competes as a sprinter.
She Won the 2018 Commonwealth and 2018 African champion in the event. She is also a two-time African Games champion.
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