She Did It! See the Emotional Moment Tobi Amusan Received Nigeria’s First Ever World Championship Gold

African record, check! Commonwealth record, check! A world record, check! A world champion, check!

Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan set a new world record in the 100m hurdles in Eugene, Oregon on Saturday, and the moment was priceless.

In the semi-final, she ran a stunning 12.12 seconds, beating Kendra Harrison‘s previous record by 0.08 seconds and breaking her personal best time by over three-tenths of a second.

Watch her semis and finals runs below:

 

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See this beautiful moment she received Nigeria’s first-ever world championship gold :

 

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🇳🇬🏅🥹 Tears of joy for new world record holder Tobi Amusan as she collects Nigeria's first ever World Championship gold! What a moment! 🤗 pic.twitter.com/0oAjQZLOJb

— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_AUS) July 25, 2022