President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan after she gained a silver medal within the ladies’s 100m hurdles on the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
In a press release from the State Home, the President praised the world report holder for as soon as once more lifting the nation’s spirit along with her efficiency. “Tobi has as soon as once more demonstrated that with patriotic fervour, coupled with onerous work and willpower, any top is surmountable. Her achievement is a supply of nationwide satisfaction,” President Tinubu stated.
Amusan, 28, clocked 12.29 seconds to complete second in Tuesday’s remaining, narrowly behind Switzerland’s Ditaji Kambundji, who struck gold in a nationwide report of 12.24s. Grace Stark of the USA took bronze with 12.34s, whereas Masai Russell completed fourth in 12.44s.
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Though she was bidding to reclaim the title she gained in 2022 in Oregon—the place she turned the primary Nigerian and African to win the 100m hurdles crown—Amusan’s silver medal in Tokyo marks her second podium end on the World Championships. It additionally reinforces her standing as one of the constant athletes in her occasion globally.
Past her medals, Amusan stays the world report holder at 12.12s and has collected a number of Diamond League titles, alongside a Commonwealth Video games gold.
Her newest achievement has additional strengthened her legacy as one in every of Nigeria’s biggest athletes.
