Tobi Amusan Dominates the African Games in Accra

Chidozie Prince Ahaneku

8 months ago

Oluwastobiloba Amusan has been in blistering form since the turn of the 2024 athletics season. In January, she broke Gloria Anozie’s 25-year-old record with a time of 7.77 seconds at the Astana Indoor Meet in Kazakhstan. Tobi Amusan, at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston, on the 5^th of February, broke the African women’s indoor 60-metre hurdles record (7.77 seconds) with a time of 7.75 seconds. And on the 12^th of February, she won the women’s 60m Hurdles at the Meeting Lievin in France. With a time of 7.83 seconds, she defeated second place Laeticia Bapte (7.97 seconds) and third place Sarah Lavin (7.98 seconds).

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At the 2024 All-African Games in Accra, Tobi Amusan was expected to conquer her category, the 100h, and she did. She won the 100 metres hurdle in a time of 12:89 seconds, defeating second place and Madagascar’s Sidonie Fiadanantsoa (13.19 seconds) and third place and Zimbabwe’s Ashley Kamangarira (13.59 seconds). This victory marks Amusan’s third African Games title; Congo Brazzaville 2015, Rabat 2019, and Accra 2024.

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However, Tobi Amusan also anchored the Nigerian 4x100m relay team to gold. She led the quartet of Justina Eyakpobeyan, Olajide Olayinka and Fore Abinusawa to victory with a time of 43.06 seconds at the 13th African Games on Wednesday night, 20^th March 2024.

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It is safe to say that Tobi Amusan is in good spirits, heading into the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. This time, she’ll face the world’s best hurdlers, such as Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, Danielle Williams, Kendra Harrison, and Nia Ali.

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