Former 100m Hurdles world record holder hails Amusan
Amusan told Harrison six years ago, that she would be breaking the record and she did just that early Monday morning in Oregon
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan is still very much the talk of the town following her record-breaking performance at the just concluded World Athletics Championships in Oregon.
Across the length and breadth of the globe, Amusan has been inundated with a myriad of congratulatory messages.
And even when one would think the athlete Amusan toppled to become the new world record holder will be unhappy, the reverse has been the case.
The latest accolade for the Nigerian hurdler is coming from the former world record holder in the event, Kendra Harrison.
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Harrison via a tweet on Tuesday on her verified Twitter handle hailed Amusan’s feat and went on to mention one reason she was happy the record was broken by the Nigerian.
She wrote: “Congrats to @Evaglobal01 records are meant to be broken & you smashed mine. Glad to see the record gets to stay in the Adidas fam.”
Both Amusan and Harrison are signed on to sports kits manufacturing giants, Addidas and the American is proud they are still leading the line globally.
Amusan told Harrison six years ago, that she would be breaking the record and she did just that early Monday morning in Oregon.
https://twitter.com/Evaglobal01/status/777553261079310336
Since breaking the world record on Monday, sporting figures in and out of athletics have been queuing up to send congratulatory messages to Amusan.
