World report holder Tobi Amusan has booked her spot within the ladies’s 100m hurdles remaining on the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo after storming to victory in her semifinal warmth on Monday.
The Nigerian star powered residence in 12.36 seconds (-0.2) to complete forward of the Netherlands’ Nadine Visser, who got here second in 12.45s, whereas Poland’s Pia Skrzyszowska positioned third in 12.51s.
The win secured Amusan’s fourth consecutive look in a World Championships remaining and underlined her dedication to reclaim the worldwide crown she misplaced in Budapest two years in the past.
Drawn in lane 4 of a loaded semifinal, Amusan confronted Visser, who set a private better of 12.28 in Poland final month, Skrzyszowska with a 12.51 season’s finest, and the USA’s Alaysha Johnson, who has run 12.32 this 12 months.
However the 28-year-old Nigerian was unruffled, exploding out of the blocks earlier than executing a flawless race to safe her place in Tuesday’s remaining.
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Amusan has lengthy been the standard-bearer for African hurdling.
She made historical past in 2022 when she turned the primary Nigerian and the primary African to win the 100m hurdles world title, operating a wind-aided 12.06 in Oregon after setting the still-standing world report of 12.12 within the semifinals.
Now, with momentum on her aspect in Tokyo, Amusan will line up within the remaining wanting so as to add a second world title to her glittering résumé and additional cement her place among the many greats of the game.
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