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Monday, September 18, 2023

Nigeria's Tobi Amusan Led Throughout the Women's 110m Hurdles to Win the Diamond League Title.


Tobi Amusan
Tobi Amusan proved to be a strong contender in the women's 110m hurdles, leading throughout the race to win in a season's best of 12.33. It was an impressive victory for the athlete who had previously won the world title last year. Jasmine Camacho-Quinn Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico took second place with a time of 12.38.

Nigeria's Tobi Amusan has won the Diamond League trophy three times in a row.

Amusan emerged as the winner of the 100m hurdles event in Oregon, USA, with a time of 12.33 seconds on Sunday night.


The victory followed a disappointing performance in Budapest, Hungary at the World Athletics Championships.


Sunday's impressive performance has made history for Amusan as the second woman in Diamond League history, after Dawn Nelson-Harper, to win three 100m hurdles titles. 




It's noteworthy that Amusan achieved this feat in Oregon, where she also won the world title last year and set a world record in the process.

In Sunday's race, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn from Puerto Rico came in second place with a time of 12.38, while American Keni Harrison finished third with a time of 12.44. Danielle Williams from Jamaica, who had previously defeated Amusan in Budapest, finished fourth with a time of 12.47. Despite a challenging athletics season, Amusan displayed her remarkable abilities and proved that she may be considered one of the most skilled sprint hurdlers in the world.

Amusan's victory in Oregon marks the end of a challenging summer for her. Before the World Championships in Budapest, she faced a provisional suspension from the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) due to whereabouts failures, which left her devastated. However, she was cleared by a disciplinary tribunal just before the competition began. 

Despite some uncertainty over a potential appeal from the AIU, Amusan remained focused on next year's Olympic Games in Paris. With a better mindset, she came out strong and won her third Diamond League title on Sunday, with a season-best time of 12.33 secs in Eugene, Oregon. 

This victory adds to her impressive record, which includes breaking the African record in 2021 and defending her title the following year with a new meeting record in Zurich.

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