Tobi Amusan Sets New Commonwealth Games Record With 100m Hurdles Victory – Abroad

Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has received the gold medal within the girls’s 100m hurdles on the 2022 Commonwealth Video games in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

The world champion efficiently defended her title within the closing at Alexander Stadium on Sunday, turning into the primary Nigerian to take action.

Amusan set a brand new Commonwealth Video games file in profitable the ladies’s 100m hurdles title. The 25-year-old clocked 12.30 seconds, creating a number of different information within the course of.

Devynne Charlton of the Bahamas completed second, whereas Briton Cindy Sember, who completed first within the semis, took bronze.

This comes simply two weeks after Amusan turned the primary Nigerian athlete to win a World Athletics Championship gold medal as she surged to victory within the girls’s 100m hurdles in Oregon.

“Truthfully, I consider in my skills however I used to be not anticipating a world file at these championships,” Amusan stated after her closing victory on Sunday.

“The objective is at all times simply to execute properly and get the win. So the world file is a bonus. I knew I had it in me however I couldn’t consider it after I noticed it on the display after the semis.

“Earlier than the ultimate, I simply tried to remain calm and to do my finest. I took a deep breath figuring out that I’ve some objectives to perform and it labored fairly properly. I knew it was very quick however not this quick.”

Amusan’s gold medal brings Staff Nigeria’s whole gold medal rely to 10, together with 8 silver and 13 bronze medals, for a complete of 31 medals. Nigeria occupies sixth place within the Medal Standings.

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