AFRICA FOCUS
Stockholm Diamond League: Tobi Amusan dominates women’s 100m hurdles
Nigerian sprint champion, Tobi Amusan, won the women’s 100mH at the Stockholm Diamond League, dominating with a time of 12.52s.
She outran Sarah Lavin who clocked a personal best of 12.73s for 2nd and Pia Skrzyszowska in 12.78s in 3rd place.
Amusan had finished in second position in the 100 metres hurdles event at the Lausanne Diamond League on Friday.
Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn won the race with a time of 12.40s.
This will be her second event win and her first Diamond event league event of the season having also won the Racers Grand Prix in Jamaica.
Amusan is the current world record holder in the 100m hurdles, and she is a favorite to win gold at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
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