NIGERIA’S world record holder Tobi Amusan on Wednesday night won the gold medal in the women’s 100-metre hurdles at the ongoing African Games in Accra, Ghana.
Tobi, a cynosure of eyes on the track, was booked for a yellow card after beating the gun for the first time, forcing the race to restart.
At the blast of the gun the second time, she dashed into the air, stretching her legs with a low flight to scale the hurdles and finish the race at 12.89s (-2.1).
The win offered Amusan a hat-trick of African Games titles, having won the last two editions held in Congo Brazzaville (2014) and in Rabat (2019), igniting jubilation in the Team Nigeria camp.
Tobi Amusan, the world record holder in the 100m hurdles with a time of 12.12 seconds, continues to assert her dominance in the sport with this latest triumph.
In women’s 4x100m, Amusan also led Nigeria’s team to win another gold, hitting the breast tape in a time of 43.06s.
Justina Eyakpobeyan, Olajide Olayinka, Fore Abinusawa and Amusan achieved the feat and added to the country’s gold medal haul.
Also, in the men’s 4x100m final, Team Nigeria outclassed Ghana and Liberia to claim the gold medal.
Team Nigeria ended the race in a time of 38.41 seconds, while Ghana finished behind at 38.43 seconds, with Liberia at 38.73 seconds to secure the silver and bronze, respectively.
Meanwhile, Egypt currently leads the overall medal standings with a total of 167 medals (92 gold, 41 silver, and 34 bronze) as of Wednesday night, while Nigeria holds second place with 90 medals (35 gold, 23 silver, and 32 bronze).
South Africa, Algeria, and Tunisia follow closely behind in the top five positions.
The host nation, Ghana, sits in sixth place on the medal standings, with Mauritius, Eritrea, Morocco, and Ethiopia completing the top 10 positions so far.
