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Oregon 2022: Amusan Speaks After Setting World Record
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Oregon 2022: Amusan Speaks After Setting World Record

Nigerian athlete, Oluwatobiloba Amusan, has expressed delight at setting a new record at the just concluded 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon, United States of America. On Sunday, Amusan set a new record as the first African and Nigerian to win the 100m Women’s hurdles at the World Championships. Earlier, the 25-year-old athlete set a world record in the semi-final of the championship. See Also: South Africa President Congratulates Banyana Banyana On Winning First WAFCON The Nigerian clinched the final with a time of 12.06s (+2.5m/s) which would have been her second World Record of the day but for the excess wind. Amusan was followed by Jamaican Britany Anderson with 12.23s, while Olympic Champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn settled for finished third with the same...