Tobi Amusan has claimed her third consecutive national title
in the women’s 100 metres hurdles event.
The 26-year-old dipped at 12.70 seconds and at least 20
meters ahead of her competitors in a one-sided final of the event at the
ongoing Athletic Federation of Nigeria (AFN) national trials in Benin, Edo
state.
This will make it Amusan’s third national title in a row,
having swept to victory at the Olympic trials in Lagos in 2021 and in Benin
last year.
Last Sunday, she claimed her first Diamond League win of the
season with a stunning finish in 12.52 seconds at the Olympic Stadium in
Stockholm, Sweden.
Amusan sprang into the global limelight in 2022 when she
became the first Nigerian world champion. This was after she clocked a
wind-aided 12.06 seconds — ineligible as a world record because of +2.5 meters
per second strong wind.
She had previously set a new world record of 12.12 seconds
for the event in the semi-final.
The reigning world champion and record holder will defend
her title at the World Athletics Championship later this year in Budapest.
In the men’s 100 meters sprint, Usheoritse Itsekiri claimed
the title and finished at 10.02 seconds.
He stormed to victory ahead of Favour Ashe who took the
second place, followed by Seye Ogunlewe and Enoch Adegoke.
In men’s shot put, Chukwuebuka Enekwechi defended his
national title with a distance throw of 21.09 metres.
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