Tag: Tobi Amusan
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National Trials: Again, Amusan claims gold in women’s hurdles
Nigerian hurdler and World record holder, Tobi Amusan has raced to first place in the women’s 100m hurdles at the national trials in Benin City on Monday.
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Jamaican Invitational: Again, Tobi Amusan dominates Women’s 100m hurdles, sets new record
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan emerged victorious when she ran faster than all other contestants in the women’s 100m hurdles at the Jamaica Athletics Invitational on Sunday. The Nigerian clocked a season’s best of 12.40s to win the
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13th African Games: Amusan clinches third straight 100m hurdles Gold
World Record holder in hurdles, Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan on Wednesday clinched Gold in the women’s 100m hurdles at the African Games in Ghana on Wednesday with an impressive time of 12.89 seconds. Amusan survived a false -start scare to jump to victory in the women 100m hurdles.
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13th African Games: How Tobi Amusan inspired 4x100m relay team to Gold medal
Shortly after winning the 100m hurdles Gold medal, Tobi Amusan inspired the Nigerian women’s 4x100m team to win gold medal at the ongoing 13th African Games on Wednesday night in Accra, Ghana. The Nigerian quartet finished the race with a time of 43.06s. to win the Gold medal.
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Again, Tobi Amusan breaks African record at 2024 World Athletics Indoor Tour
Nigerian track and field athlete, Tobi Amusan, has achieved yet another remarkable feat by breaking the African indoor record. The 26-year-old achieved the latest record at the opening leg of the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold in Astana, Kazakhstan, surpassing Glory Alozie’s previous record of 7.82 with a time of 7.77 seconds. Prior to…
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Amusan set to start 2024 with China Diamond league early January
Tobi Amusan Nigeria’s track and field queen is expected to begin her Diamond league title defence in January 2024. The first tournament will be held in China in January, 2024. Recall that Amusan has won the Diamond League crown three times in a row.
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Sports Ministry to stage rally for Osimhen, Amusan, Nigerian sportsmen
Nigeria’s Minister of Sports, Senator John Owan Enoh is perfecting plans to stage a peaceful rally for foreign based Nigerian athletes and footballers facing intimidation and harrassment abroad. The Minister posited that the news emanating from Napoli about a trending Tiktok video saddened him greatly. He added that the recent travails of Amusan have been…
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AIU drags Amusan to Court of Arbitration for Sports
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has appealed the decision that vindicated Nigerian hurdler, Tobi Amusan from a violation for missing drug tests. The anti-doping regulators said it iled an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport last week.
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Sports Minister welcomes Nigerian contingent from Budapest
The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh was on the ground on Tuesday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 12:08 a.m. to receive Nigeria’s delegation from the World Athletics Championship that took place in Budapest, Hungary.
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100m Hurdles: Nobody likes to lose, I’m sorry – Tobi Amusan
100m hurdles world record holder, Tobi Amusan who failed to defend her title after finishing 6th in the final at the ongoing World Athletics Championship in Budapest has said she’s sorry for letting everyone down. In an interview with journalists after the game, Amusan said, it