By Editor
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has stormed the world by breaking the existing record of Jamaican sprinter, Danielle Williams at the Athletics Invitational to become the world fastest woman in hurdles.
The Nigerian athletics sensation stamped her authority as the fastest woman in the world after she blitzed past world champion Danielle Williams in front of home support finishing with a remarkable 12.40 seconds to win the 100m hurdles at the Jamaica Athletics invitational.
Amusan stormed to an emphatic victory with her blazing world lead time of 12.40 over a top-class field tracker, Danielle Williams of Jamaica who came second with 12.46 seconds while American Christina Clemons took third in 12.54s.
This was a major statement of intent from the Nigerian ahead of the summer’s biggest meetings and the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The 26 year old sprinter has been in scintillating form so far in 2024, having opened her campaign with an African record of 12.58s in Doha last month,
picking up from where she left off after her jaw – dropping world record run of 12.12s to take gold at last year’s World Championships in Oregon.
With this blistering early-season time in Jamaica, Amusan has sent out an ominous warning to her rivals that she is unstoppable in her bid to reclaim her world title.
With her exceptional performance, she is anticipated to lead the Nigerian team’s charge for gold medals at the upcoming Olympics, scheduled to kick off on July 26 at France’s national stadium
