World Record holder, Tobi Amusan has won the Silesia Diamond League Women’s 100m Hurdles, breaking the meeting record after finishing the race at 12.34 seconds.
Amusan edged USA’s Kendra Harrison, who finished second in a time of 12.35s, while 2019 world champion Nia Ali of the USA finished third in 12.38s.
She overcame a slow start to claim victory in the 100m hurdles event at the Silesia Diamond League in Poland, sprinting to a season’s best of 12.34s that equaled the meeting record in Chorzow, Poland.
The Commonwealth Gold Medalist produced a strong finish to win the highly competitive women’s 100m hurdles ahead of her rivals for next month’s World Athletics Championships in Budapest.
This victory has taken her to the top of the Diamond League standing where she is seven points ahead of Camacho-Quinn, who for the first time, didn’t feature in a Diamond League meeting this season.
Recently, Amusan won the Diamond League meeting in Stockholm which makes her victory in Silesia, her second consecutive Diamond League win this season as she continues her build-up to a third successive title defense.
Taking to her Facebook page to celebrate her victory on Sunday, 16th July 2023, she said;
One race at a time, my coach has always told me that, and I’m happy to have finished here with another season’s best and the meeting record. All Glory to God and a big shout out to my coach and my entire team as well as my ever-supportive fan.
Tobi Amusan – Athlete
The athlete said, it was not an easy race, that she was battling injuries in her hamstring and knee.
Story: Justina Egye