Tobi Amusan qualifies for 100m hurdles semis in 2024 Olympics

By Trek Africa Newspaper

Nigerian World Champion Tobi Amusan Advances to 100m Hurdles Semi-Finals at 2024 Paris Olympics On Wednesday.

Tobi Amusan took the top spot in her heat with a blistering 12.49 seconds, outpacing American Alaysha Johnson (12.61 seconds) and Jamaica’s Janeek Brown (12.84 seconds) to lead the pack of eight athletes.

Amusan is certainly among the favourites for the gold medal, but that won’t come easy, contending with a strong field that includes the Bahamas’ Devynne Charlton, USA’s Alaysha Johnson, world champion Danielle Williams and reigning Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico.

The semi-finals will hold on Friday, August 9, while the final is slated for the penultimate day of the athletics event, Saturday, August 10.

The 27-year-old has been in great form in the run-up to the sports fiesta, running a season’s best and then world lead of 12.40s (0.9) at the Jamaican Athletics Invitational in Kingston in May.

Before then, she had set the indoor record for the African 60m hurdles twice in January and February.

In March, she won her third consecutive African Games title in Ghana, plus anchoring the women’s 4x100m to gold in Accra as well as the African Championships in Cameroon three months later.

This season, she has competed in 17 events, which include the 60m, 100m, 100m hurdles, and the 4x100m relay.

Tobi Amusan has built an impressive career, marked by numerous accolades and consistent excellence. A three-time Diamond League winner, two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist, two-time African champion, and three-time African Games gold medallist, Amusan has proven herself to be a dominant force in her field. Her Olympic appearances in Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 further underscore her status as a world-class athlete.