Tobi Amusan: From Ijebu Ode To World Champion
Tobi Amusan: From Ijebu Ode To World Champion Mary Akanbi 26th July, 2022 . Tobi Amusan Tobi Amusan broke down in tears as the Nigerian national anthem was played in Oregon, USA Monday morning (Nigerian time). She was on the podium, not as number three or number two. She was number one. She had just emerged winner in the 100m hurdles, winning in 12.06secs to become the first Nigerian world champion ever. She beat favourite Jamaica’s Britany Anderson (12.23secs) to silver, while Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (Puerto Rico), who also finished in 12.23secs claimed bronze, after a photo-finish separated she and Anderson. But the 25-year-old had already shown the world signs of what to come in the semi-finals when she clocked an extraordinary 12.12secs to smash the former world record of 12.20secs held by Keni Harrison of the United States since 2016. Amusan became world champion in an even faster time ...