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On Sunday, World record holder Tobi Amusan did it again on German soil dominating the women’s 100m hurdles at the ISTAF 2022 Berlin meet. She returns a time of 12.45 seconds. The meet is part of the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver level series.
Amusan entered Sunday’s race on the back of a second-place performance at the 2022 Lausanne Diamond League last month. However, she was optimistic that she would bounce back at the Olympic Stadium this weekend.
When the race commenced, the Golden girl got off to a strong start to build a sizable lead and then zoomed off to secure the victory.
Unfortunately, she hit the last hurdle and limped at the end of the race, even minutes after her celebrations. To the delight of her fans, Amusan revealed afterward that she was fine and now looking forward to her next competition at the 2022 Wanda Diamond League final in Zurich later this week.
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American two-time world junior champion Tia Jones finished strongly over the closing barriers to take second place at 12.58. At the same time, Olympic bronze medalist Megan Tapper of Jamaica came in third place in 12.66.
Tobi Amusan Has Done It Again 🇳🇬
— iam_musty (@MustaphaOlatu19) September 5, 2022
She won gold at the ISATF Berlin with a time of 12.45s💪
~She's seen limping at the end of the race, just hope &pray it's nothing serious🙏#gistlover Abba Kyari bovi Fashola Emeka Abuja Sanwo Olu Mrs Ikoyi #PeterObi4President2023 #OsinbajoInUS pic.twitter.com/Mz3w4ZNLjU
Amusan said after her victory: “It has been a long season, but I am still alive. I just wanted to finish strong today. I was here to execute.
“I need to work on what I need to work on, but it is alright. There is always room for improvement. I need to improve my start and my finish.
“I will race again in Zurich. Today we had a great competitive field. My goal was to focus on myself.”
One of the memorable moments of the celebration was when Amusan got carried by the game mascot, Berlino. What a delightful sight.
The moment Mascot Berlino offered to lift Tobi Amusan as his ISTAF trophy 🏆
— FAJ Sports (@FajSports) September 4, 2022
GOD DID #headiesaward2022 pic.twitter.com/xBwOjRjV0m
Amusan won the world title in Oregon in July with the fastest time in any conditions at 12.06 seconds, hours after running 12.12 seconds to set the current world record in the semi-final.
In related news, Ese Brume, who clinched her first win at the Diamond League Meet, winning the Women’s Long Jump event at the Allianz Memorial Van Damme in Brussels, Belgium on Friday, finished second in the women’s long jump event in Berlin.
The Commonwealth champion jumped 6.78m to finish behind world and Olympic champion Malaika Mihambo, who won with a leap of 6.92m.
Brume got her first-ever victory in Brussels, winning with a distance of 6.83m, having finished second in Doha (2018) and Eugene (2022).
Source: punchng.com
#Ese Brume
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