Tobi Amusan, the Nigerian sprinter, claimed gold in the women’s 100m hurdles at the New Taipei Athletics Open in Taiwan on Saturday, June 6.
The 29-year-old finished ahead of Taiwan’s Bo Ya Zhang, who took silver with a time of 13.17 seconds, and Yi Po-an, who settled for bronze in 13.37 seconds. Amusan’s winning time of 12.72 seconds also set a new meeting record, shaving 0.08 seconds off the previous mark of 12.80 seconds held by Nia Ali, the American Olympic silver medallist and former world champion.
She dominated her qualifying heat, easily outpacing the competition in Heat 2, and carried that form into the final. She delivered a commanding performance that excited the crowd, seizing the lead outright after the fourth hurdle and leaving Zhang behind.
The three-time Senior Africa Athletics Championship winner crossed the finish line well before the last remaining competitor had cleared the final hurdle, much to the amazement of cheering spectators. This marks the second consecutive race this season in which Amusan has broken a meeting record. She previously set a new event record in the women’s 100m hurdles at the Rabat Diamond League.
She has now won three of her five races this season and has finished on the podium in every competition she has entered.
That mark matched her season’s best, which she had previously posted at the Xiamen Diamond League. Before her Rabat success, she finished third in Shanghai in 12.41 seconds and placed second in Xiamen with 12.28 seconds, narrowly beaten by American rival Masai Russell.
Amusan has also enjoyed continental success this year. She secured gold in the women’s 100 metres hurdles at the African Championships in Accra, delivering Nigeria’s first gold medal of the competition.
Her 12.28-second run remains among the fastest times recorded anywhere in the world this season and ranks among the best performances of her illustrious career.
Only the world record 12.12 seconds she produced at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, and the 12.24 seconds she recorded at the Meeting de Paris last year stand above it on her all-time list.
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