Nigerian Senate recommends Tobi Amusan for national award

Nigerian Senate recommends Tobi Amusan for national award

The Nigerian Senate has recommended 25-year-old history-making Tobi Amusan for a national award after winning gold in the Women’s 100 metres hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, USA.

TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the recommendation of Amusan for a national award by the Senate followed a motion moved by Senator Ibikunle Amosun during plenary on Wednesday.

By winning gold in the Women’s 100 metres hurdles at the World Athletics Championships, Amusan made history for Nigeria as the first Nigerian to win a world title and an unprecedented world record in one day.

She first ran a blistering 12:12 seconds to shatter the world record of 12:20 seconds set by Kendra Harrison of U. S. in the semi-finals. She then followed up with a (+2.5) wind-assisted 12.06s in the final.

The time in the final would however not be recognised as it was deemed to be well over the legal +2.0 wind assist allowed in Athletics.

In a resolution passed, following deliberation on the motion on the floor of the Senate, the upper legislative chamber commended Amusan for her spectacular achievement in the track and field event.

The Senate also urged the federal government to increase investment in the sports sector as a way of creating opportunities for the teeming youths and bringing Nigerians into international recognition.