When Will Tobi Amusan Begin Her Quest for Medal at Paris 2024 Olympics?
- Tobi Amusan is one of the favourites to win gold in the Women's 100m Hurdles at the Paris 2024 Olympics
- The Nigerian athlete is making her third appearance at the Olympics after she competed at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020
- Team Nigeria is yet to win a medal at this year's Summer Games and now all eyes are on 'Tobi Express'
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Tobi Amusan, the world record holder in the Women's 100mH, is set to begin her quest for a medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The 26-year-old heads into her third Olympics as one of the favourites after setting a world record of 12.12s in the semi-finals of the World Athletics Championships in 2022.
BBC reports that she ran even faster in the final - but her 12.06 was ruled ineligible by an illegal tailwind.
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Amusan reached the semi-finals of the Summer Games in Rio 2016 and finished fourth in Tokyo in 2020.
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Tobi Amusan's records
She is also a two-time world championship finalist, finishing fourth in 2019 and sixth in 2023.
The Nigerian athlete is a three-time African Games gold medallist (2015, 2019, 2024), two-time African champion (2015, 2022) and two-time Commonwealth Games champion (2018, 2022).
Tobi Amusan at the Paris 2024 Olympics
She was named Nigeria's flagbearer for the opening ceremony, which took place at La Grande Seine on July 26.
Amusan will step out on Wednesday morning, August 7, during the first round of the Women's 100mH.
The Heats are scheduled to begin at 9.15am Nigerian time and will be live on SuperSports and StarTimes.
The semi-final is slated for Friday, August 9, at 11.05am Nigerian time. The final of the Women's 100mH is slated for Saturday, August 10, by 6.35 pm Nigerian time.
D'Tigress make history in Paris
Legit.ng earlier reported that D'Tigress qualified for their first-ever quarter-final at the Olympic Games following their win over world No.5 ranked team Canada on Sunday.
The Nigerian Women's basketball team pulled off a thrilling performance, coming from behind to win the intense encounter 75-54.
D'Tigress arrived for the Summer Games as the lowest-ranked team(12th), but they have beaten world number 3 and world number 5 to make it into the last eight of the tournament.
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