Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan claimed silver in the women’s 100m hurdles final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Monday night, finishing behind Switzerland’s Ditaji Kambundji in a dramatic race.
Kambundji, 23, stunned the field to win in a lifetime best of 12.24s, ahead of Amusan who clocked 12.29. America’s Grace Stark took bronze in 12.34s, while Olympic champion Masai Russell faded to fourth after hitting several hurdles.
The result means Amusan has now joined the exclusive list of Nigerian athletes with multiple medals at the World Championships — alongside Ese Brume (long jump bronze in Doha 2019 and silver in Eugene 2022) and Blessing Okagbare (long jump silver and 200m bronze in Moscow 2013). Amusan had previously won gold in Eugene 2022, when she also set a world record of 12.12s.
But as much as her brilliance lit up the track, back home in Nigeria the spotlight has quickly shifted to President Bola Tinubu. Will he reward Amusan with the same $100,000 gift he handed out to the Super Falcons and D’Tigress for their continental triumphs?
