ISTAF Berlin: Amusan, Brume Among Women Star Athletes Tipped For Gold On Sunday

ISTAF Berlin: Amusan, Brume Among Women Star Athletes Tipped For Gold On Sunday

Ibraheem Lateef Ayodele

World and Commonwealth Games record holder in the 100m women's hurdles, Tobi Amusan and her countrywoman, Ese Brume are among the women tipped to win gold at the ISTAF Berlin on Sunday, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

Amusan who broke the world record in Eugene with a stunning 12.12 en route to winning the world title, will burn the Berlin Olympic Stadium tracks in the women’s events.

Among her rivals is the rising American star, Tia Jones and Jamaica’s Olympic bronze medallist Megan Tapper. The long jump renews the rivalry of the home favourite, Malaika Mihambo, the Olympic and World champion, and Nigeria’s Ese Brume, the World Championship silver medallist.

According to Watch Athletics, last year’s ISTAF event winner, the Briton Jazmin Sawyers also arrives in good form, having taken a bronze medal in Munich.

Guaranteed plenty of support will also be the Ukrainian Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk. She won the triple jump at the Europeans but is a genuine contender in the long jump, as shown by her World Championship silver medal in 2019.

Valarie Allman arrives in the discus circle as the World Championship bronze medallist and Olympic champion from Tokyo last year. The German challenge is led by Kristin Pudenz, the European silver medallist from nearby Potsdam, and Claudine Vita, who took the bronze in Munich.

The women’s discus should also be a memorable occasion as it marks the final competition of Nadine Müller.

At the age of 36 and a career encompassing a World bronze, a European Championship silver and sixth place in the Olympics, the police officer will compete internationally for the last time.