IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE Of NAIJA)- Nigerian sprinter, Tobi Amusan won the women’s 100m hurdle race at the 2022 ISTAF World Continental Tour Silver meeting in Berlin.
The World record holder dominated the women’s 100m hurdles on Sunday, winning in a time of 12.45 seconds.
She outpaced American two-time world junior champion, Tia Jones, who came in second with a time of 12.58 while Megan Tapper won bronze with a time of 12.66 seconds.
Amusan entered Sunday’s race on the back of a second-place performance at the 2022 Lausanne Diamond League meeting last month, but said she was confident of bouncing back at the Olympic Stadium this weekend.
Reacting to her victory, the Ogun state indigene said she still has room for improvement.
“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,” the 25-year-old said.
2022 has been a great year for the athlete. She has won gold at the World Athletics Championship in Oregon, and repeated the victorious feat at the 2022 Commonwealth games in the United Kingdom.
Meanwhile, long jumper Ese Brume who got her first win at the Diamond League Meet in Brussels, Belgium came in second in the women’s long jump event in Berlin.