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Nigerian Wins World 100m Hurdles Championship
Nigerian Rio 2016 Olympics semifinalist, Tobi Amusan clocked a 12.63 seconds lifetime and 2017 world leading 100m hurdles best at the University of Texas in El Paso (UTEP) Springtime meet held at the school ground, the Kidd Field.
Tobi Amusan
The time which broke a 34-year-old UTEP record also shot the petite sprint hurdler up as the second fastest Nigerian of all time in the high hurdles behind Africa and Nigeria’s record holder, Glory Alozie (12.44).
Speaking after the race, Amusan stated that she was not surprised she ran that fast in such a low-key event.
“I didn’t have any idea, It felt so good, so easy. I wasn’t surprised, I’ve been working hard ever since I got back from (indoor) nationals. I don’t go into competitions with theidea of running a time. I go into competitions trying to execute my race. It showed.”
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