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Amusan Wins in Brescia Ahead of Diamond League Final

From The Punch · () English

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan won the women’s 100-meter hurdles at the Grand Prix Brescia in 12.56 seconds despite a headwind.
  • She finished ahead of Alaysha Johnson and Ackera Nugent.
  • The victory came days after Masai Russell broke Amusan’s world record, setting up another meeting at the Diamond League Final in Brussels.

Tobi Amusan responded to the loss of her world record with a victory in Brescia, winning the women’s 100-meter hurdles at the Grand Prix Brescia in 12.56 seconds.

The Nigerian prevailed despite a 1.7-meter-per-second headwind. American Alaysha Johnson finished second in 12.62, while Jamaica’s Ackera Nugent took third in 12.75.

Amusan’s win came days after Masai Russell broke the Nigerian’s world record at the Zurich Diamond League. Russell ran 12.09 seconds at Letzigrund Stadium, taking three hundredths off Amusan’s 12.12 mark. Amusan had held the record for four years after setting it in the semifinals of the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

Amusan won that championship final in 12.06, but the performance did not count as a world record because of excessive tailwind. She will meet Russell again at the Diamond League Final in Brussels from September 4 to 5.

The Nigerian is a three-time Diamond League champion, having won the title in 2021, 2022 and 2023. She will seek to reclaim the crown this year.

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