Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan claimed the silver medal within the ladies’s 100m hurdles on the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Monday, working 12.29 seconds in a fiercely contested remaining.
The world file holder produced a robust race from begin to end however needed to accept second place behind Switzerland’s Ditaji Kambundji, who stormed to gold in a nationwide file of 12.24s.
Grace Stark of the USA clinched bronze with 12.34s, whereas Masai Russell completed fourth in 12.44s.
Amusan, 28, was bidding to reclaim the world title she famously received in Oregon in 2022, the place she grew to become the primary Nigerian and the primary African to win the 100m hurdles crown.
Regardless of not taking gold this time, her silver medal provides to an already outstanding résumé that features a world file of 12.12s, a number of Diamond League victories, and a Commonwealth Video games title.
Having didn’t make it to the finals on the final Olympic Video games in Paris, Amusan has proved her critics incorrect and proven that she nonetheless has the pace in her ft.
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Nigeria’s hope for one more medal in Tokyo lies in Ezekiel Nathaniel who is thru to the semi remaining of the lads’s 400m Hurdles occasion.
Nathaniel, who has steadily grown into one in all Africa’s main hurdlers, clocked a time of 48.37 seconds to e-book his place within the semifinals.
The 21-year-old held his composure by way of the race, ending strongly to edge out a aggressive area.
He can be hoping to progress from Wednesday’s semi remaining earlier than eyeing a medal within the remaining.
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