Amusan sets another record, retains Diamond League crown
Amusan who is the reigning Commonwealth and World 100m hurdles champion did not disappoint
World champion and world record holder Tobi Amusan of Nigeria added the Diamond League title to her collection, with a meet record of 12.29 seconds on Thursday in Zurich.
Tia Jones of the United States of America (USA) was second with 12.40 while Britany Anderson, who competed in her third race since the World Championships in July, clocked 12.42 seconds to finish in third place
Tokyo Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico was fourth in 12.49, the first time she has been beaten on the Diamond League circuit this year.
While Amusan’s emergence as the Diamond League trophy winner last year was a bit of a shock, she was a firm favourite this term following her series of spectacular performances across the globe.
Amusan who is the reigning Commonwealth and World 100m hurdles champion did not disappoint; ensuring she won the last major global title of the outdoor season despite the fierce challenge from her arch rivals.
Interestingly, it was from Zurich last year that Amusan hit new heights and never looked back afterwards.
The Nigerian hurdler began her historic run on the track with the Diamond League trophy last year when she set a new African record of 12.42s to win the high hurdles in Zurich.
That feat made her the first Nigerian athlete to win a Diamond League discipline at the final and be crowned the Diamond League champion for the year.
The 25-year-old after that historic run in Zurich last year September continued to improve with every race she filed out for.
She started 2022 by successfully defending her African Championships title in Mauritius in early June before travelling to Paris to smash her 12.42s African record.
Amusan ran 12.41 seconds at the Diamond League meeting in Paris before storming Edo City in Nigeria to rewrite the 12.63 seconds Nigerian Championships record set in 1997 by Angela Atede in Lagos. The reigning African champion ran 12.58 seconds to add the championships record to her collections before going to the biggest stage in world athletics to achieve a legendary status.
