Tobi Amusan’s Best 10 Records Ahead of Women’s 100m Hurdles Semis at World Athletics Championships

• Tobi Amusan won her heat in 12.48s to book her place in the Women’s 100m Hurdles semifinal in Budapest
• The World Athletics Championships defending champion will need to be at her best to retain the title
• Here we look at Amusan’s ten best records ever, ahead of the semifinal showdown slated for Wednesday evening

Tobi Amusan posted the third fastest time overall in the Women’s 100m Hurdles heats at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Budapest.

Amusan won Heat 5 in 12.48s, executing a clean race to come through in the first round and into the semi-final ahead of Jamaica's Megan Tapper, who came second in 12.51s

Australia's Michelle Jenneke and Cypriot star Natalia Christofi who clocked 2.71s and 2.90s respectively, also qualified for the next round in the intense race.

Channels TV reports that Keni Harrison of the United States ran the fastest time in the Heats at 12.24s, and Amusan will need to be at her very best if she hopes to defend her title.

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Last year, Amusan posted 12.12 seconds to surpass a world record set by Kendra Harrison’s 12.20 seconds in 2016 on her way to claiming the 100m hurdles title at the World Championships in Oregon, USA.

Here we look at Tobi Amusan’s ten best records in the Women’s 100m Hurdles

Position – Date: Time

1st – 24 Jul 2022: 12.12s

1st – 8 Sep 2022: 12.29s

1st – 07 Aug 2022: 12.30s

1st – 18 Jul 2023: 12.35s

1st – 16 Jul 2023: 12.34s

1st – 18 Jun 2022: 12.41s

1st – 23 Jul 2022: 12.40s

2nd – 30 Jun 2023: 12.47s

1st – 09 SEP 2021: 12.42s

2nd – 26 Aug 2022: 12.45s

South Africa’s Marione Fourie qualifies

Sports Brief earlier reported that Marione Fourie is one step closer to qualifying for the Women’s 100m Hurdles final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.

The South African was one of two athletes from the country competing in the heats for the event on Day 4 of the championships.

Fourie booked her place in the semi-final after she finished third in heat two, finishing in a time of 12.71s.