Tuesday, May 27, 2025 - Nigeria's track and field athlete, Tobi Amusan, cruised to victory in the women’s 100m hurdles at the Rabat Diamond League on Sunday, setting a new meet record of 12.45 seconds.
The 28-year-old Nigerian star clocked a season-best 12.24
seconds, smashing the previous meet record of 12.51 seconds set by Brianna
McNeal.
Close behind was Nadine Visser of the Netherlands, who
clocked a season’s best of 12.67 seconds to finish second. Poland’s Pia
Skrzyszowska came third with a season’s best of 12.69 seconds.
Other athletes who recorded impressive performances include
Switzerland’s Ditaji Kambundji (12.71s SB), Italy’s Giada Carmassi (12.81s PB),
Elena Carraro (12.89s), Destiny Huven of the USA (12.93s), France’s Sacha
Alessandrini (12.96s SB), and Austria’s Karin Strametz (13.08s SB). The wind
reading for the race was +1.2.
Her win in Rabat is the first major victory for the Nigerian
in the 2025 season. She began her campaign with a successive fourth-place
finish at the Xiamen and Shanghai Diamond League meet in May.
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