By Akinwale Kasali
World Record holder, Tobi Amusan, in the 110 Meter Hurdles, has once again made the nation proud. She won a Silver medal in the final of the Women 100m Hurdles at the ongoing World Athletic Championship in Tokyo, Japan, Monday.
The final which was highly competitive, saw Amusan coasting home in an impressive time of 12.29 seconds behind the winner, Diraji Kambundji of Switzerland, who clocked 12.24 to win the gold medal.
Grace Stark of the United States of America won the Bronze medal in a time of 12.34s while Masai Russell finished 4th in 12.44s.
Amusan had made her intention known earlier in the heat and also in her second semi final heat.
She coasted home in 12.36sec to win and qualify for the final.
With her Silver Medal, she remains the only Nigerian athlete at the ongoing Championship to win a medal for the country so far.
It would be recalled that at the last World Athletics Championship in Budapest, Hungary, Nigeria failed to win a medal.
Amusan’s ‘golden’ Silver in Tokyo at the ongoing Championship has surpassed the previous edition in Budapest.
The Silver medal she won has banished the memory of the last Olympics where she failed to reach the final of the event.
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