Nigeria’s dash queen Tobi Amusan made mild work of her opening race on the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, cruising into the ladies’s 100m hurdles semifinals on Sunday morning.
The world document holder, working within the final of six heats, produced a clear begin and maintained her rhythm all the best way to the end, clocking 12.53 seconds.
She completed forward of Devynne Charlton of the Bahamas (12.69s) and Italy’s Elena Carraro (12.86s), with all three progressing to the following spherical.
Amusan’s time ranked fifth quickest total on the day, with Jamaica’s Danielle Williams main the sector after posting 12.40s in warmth two.
Different standout performers included Grace Stark of the USA (12.46s), Nadine Visser of the Netherlands (12.48s), Pia Skrzyszowska of Poland (12.51s), and Masai Russell of the USA, who matched Amusan’s 12.53s in warmth one.
The Nigerian star has been in sturdy type this season, working 12.24s in Paris in Could and ending second with 12.38s in Oregon in July.
She now units her sights on reclaiming the world title she misplaced in 2023, after beforehand making historical past in Oregon 2022 as the primary Nigerian to win a world out of doors title.
That yr, she stormed to a world document of 12.12s within the semifinals earlier than successful gold within the ultimate.
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In the meantime, within the girls’s hammer throw, Oyesade Olatoye didn’t make it previous the preliminary stage.
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She ended her marketing campaign with a finest mark of 68.82m in group A of the qualification rounds; ending tenth in her group and twenty first total.
Olatoye joins six different Nigerian athletes who’ve exited the competitors.
They embrace discus throwers Chioma Onyekwere-Lyons and Obiageri Pamela Amaechi, lengthy jumpers Ese Brume and Prestina Ochonogor, sprinter Rosemary Chukwuma, and shot putter Chukwuebuka Enekwechi.
Enekwechi, nevertheless, delivered a standout efficiency by reaching his third ultimate in 4 appearances. He completed fifth, his finest end result but, surpassing his eighth-place end on debut in 2019.
