Olympics
2024 Olympics: Tobi Amusan Advances To 100m Hurdles Semi-Finals
World record holder in the 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan, is set to compete in the semi-finals at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games today.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Amusan secured her place in the semi-finals on Wednesday by clocking an impressive time of 12.49 seconds, finishing ahead of the USA’s Alaysha Johnson, who came in second with 12.61 seconds, and Jamaica’s Janeek Brown, who finished third with 12.84 seconds.
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In the semi-finals, the Nigerian hurdler will face a formidable lineup, including reigning world champion Danielle Williams, USA’s Grace Stark, Devynne Charlton of the Bahamas, and four other competitors in the first of three semi-final heats.
The top two finishers in each race will automatically advance to the final on Saturday, along with the two fastest non-automatic qualifiers.
Amusan’s 12.49-second run was the second-fastest time in the heats, just behind Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico, who recorded a time of 12.42 seconds.
Reflecting on her performance, the 27-year-old expressed confidence, stating, “The first time I came as an Olympian, I was like 18/19; the second time, I think I was a little bit experienced, and I didn’t get on the podium. This time I think it’s my season.” Amusan has now qualified for three consecutive Olympic semi-finals.
The world record carries the weight of Nigeria’s medal hopes on her shoulder after near misses in some track events and wrestling.
She has been in great form in the run-up to the sports fiesta, running a season’s best and then world lead of 12.40s (0.9) at the Jamaican Athletics Invitational in Kingston in May.
Before then, she had set the African 60m hurdles indoor record twice in January and February.
In March, she won her third consecutive African Games title in Ghana, plus anchoring the women’s 4x100m to gold in Accra as well as the African Championships in Cameroon three months later.
Tobi Amusan Hurdles Semi-Finals
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Amusan, a three-time (consecutive) Diamond League winner, two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist, two-time African champion, and three-time African Games gold medallist, has participated in two Olympic Games (Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020).
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