LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan clinched her third consecutive Diamond League title, setting a new record of 12.33 seconds in the fiercely contested 100m hurdles event on Sunday night, September 17, 2023.
Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quin took second place with a time of 12.38 seconds, followed by Kendra Harrison of the US in third with 12.44 seconds and Jamaica’s world champion Danielle Williams in fourth at 12.47 seconds.
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Amusan achieved this milestone at the competition held in Eugene, Oregon, USA, where she also claimed the world title in 2022.
Her initial Diamond League triumph came in 2021 with a time of 12.42 seconds, which she successfully defended the following year.
With her exceptional performance on Sunday, Amusan joins Dawn Nelson-Harper as the second woman in Diamond League history to secure a hat-trick of 100m hurdles titles.
