Budapest 2023: Reigning World Champion Tobi Amusan Cruises Into Women’s 100m Hurdles Final

• Tobi Amusan is just one race away from defending her title at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest
• The reigning world champion in the Women's 100m Hurdles won her heat in the semi-final to claim her spot in the final
• Amusan breezed past her rivals to cross the finish line in 12.56s

Nigerian athlete, Tobi Amusan has qualified for the Women’s 100m Hurdles final at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Budapest.

Drawn in lane 7 of Heat 2, the 26-year-old breezed past her rivals to cross the finish line in 12.56s to confirm her place in the final, which is scheduled for Thursday night.

Amusan had opened her account in Budapest on a special note, winning Heat 5 in 12.48 seconds. Her time of 12.56s in the semis was enough for her to seal her spot in the final.

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Ackera Nugent of Jamaica was 2nd in 12.60s, while Nadine Visser of the Netherlands finished 3rd in 12.62s.

Amusan started the race on a slow note, with four other athletes ahead in the early stages; however, the world record holder improved and capitalised in the final forty metres and then edged Nugent with a last-gasp effort to win the race.

According to the World Athletics official website, the Nigerian athlete will return to the tracks on Thursday night for the final of the event and will aim to defend her title.

Last year, she 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.

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