Defending champion and World record holder, Tobi Amusan of Nigeria on Wednesday night, 23 August, 2023, qualified for the final of the 100m hurdles event at the ongoing World Athletics Championship going on in Budapest, Hungary.
Amusan won her semi final heat 2 with a time of 12.56 seconds.
The defending World Champion had to dig in dip to beat her Jamaican counterpart in the second semi final piping the Jamaican at the finishing line.
Amusan would however need to better on Thursday night, 24 August, 2023 when the final takes place.
Of all the eight qualifiers for the final, she had the second slowest time.
Tobi Amusan nicked the win on the line as she overturned NCAA Champion Ackera Nugent’s early lead to qualify for her third consecutive World Championships final.
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In a fierce race at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary, Amusan competed against the NCAA champion Nugent, World Indoor Champion Cyréna Samba-Mayela, and Dutch Nadine Visser amongst others.
World record holder Amusan must improve her game to stand any chance of defending her title in Thursday’s final.
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She is now the only Nigeria’s medal hopefuls at the championship after a tough start for the Team Nigeria as Ese Brume failed to make podium, finishing fourth in the women’s long jump event on Sunday.
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The world hurdles champion enjoyed a superb run of form and set the current world record for the women’s 100m hurdles of 12.12 seconds at last year’s edition of World Athletics Championships in Oregon and a world title that followed in a record time of 12.06.
