Amusan Targets Gold At Stockolm Diamond League, World Championships

Amusan Targets Gold At Stockolm Diamond League, World Championships

Alfred Kadiri

Basking in the euphoria of a gold she won at the Paris Diamond League on Saturday night, where she also set a new African record in the women's 100m hurdles, Nigeria's jewel of the tracks, Tobi Amusan eyes more gold, reports BSNSports.com.ng.

Amusan, last year’s Diamond League champion stormed to a win in the women’s 100m hurdles in a new African record of 12.41 beating world indoor silver medallist Devynne Charlton from the Bahamas (12.63) and Cindy Sember from Great Britain (12.73). World Indoor champion Cyrena Samba Mayela set a seasonal best of 12.76. 

Speaking after the feat in Paris, "Definitely, I have been well prepared for this competition because I have been training really hard. I came to execute well and to get the win and it worked. 

"I am not the best starter but I tried to stay with the girls: I have the national Trials coming up next week, so I am leaving home to Nigeria. Then I have the Stockolm Diamond League and will get ready for the World Championships”

Amusan who has been outstanding in the past few days with back-to-back wins in the just concluded African Athletics Championship and Continental Gold Tour in Finland is expected back in Nigeria to compete in the 2022 Nigeria Athletics Championships billed for this week in Benin, Edo State.

The championship will serve as selection trials for the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, USA and the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom.