Tobi Amusan became the first Nigerian athlete ever to win gold at the World Athletics Championships in the 100m hurdles final in a world record time of 12.06 on Sunday, 24 July 2022.
World record (12.12) ✔️
World 100m hurdles champion 🥇#WorldAthleticsChamps #WeGrowAthletics pic.twitter.com/5l5L7w6Ybj— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) July 25, 2022
It was the second time Amusan broke the record on the night at the Hayward Field, after getting a time of 12.12 in the semi-final.
Breaks world record (12.12) in the semis ✔️
Storms to world 100m hurdles title in the final ✔️Tobi Amusan 🇳🇬 is on another planet 🪐#WorldAthleticsChamps pic.twitter.com/3hf37HAvEp
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) July 25, 2022
Jamaica’s Britany Anderson took the silver medal in 12.23, with Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico claiming the bronze in 12.23.
Even though the 25-year-old demolished the world record time, the wind speeds are meant to be 2m/s, rendering her time as ineligible as it read 2.5m/s.
The world record holder gave all thanks to God for keeping her healthy and that the goal was always to come out and execute.
Yes! Yes! Yes!
Ladies and Gents, your world champion and world record holder, Tobi Amusan! #WCHOregon2022 pic.twitter.com/I0IXqTc9wM— Chibuogwu N. (@Chibuogwu_N) July 25, 2022
Amusan walks away with a $100,000 prize money and will now focus on the Commonwealth Games that are set to begin on Thursday, 28 July, where she’s also the defending champion at the event.
Photo 1 Caption: Tobi Amusan breaks the world record in the 100m final to become the first Nigerian athlete to win a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon on Sunday, 24 July 2022. Photo: World Athletics (Instagram)
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