Paris 2024: Tobi Amusan Wins Heat in Women's 100m Hurdles, Qualifies for Semifinal

• Tobi Amusan has started her quest for a medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on a high note, winning her heat
• The world record holder in the Women's 100m Hurdles breezed through to finish first in 12.49s on Wednesday morning
• Amusan is Nigeria's flagbearer at this year's summer games, and many expect her to return home with a medal

World record holder Tobi Amusan in the Women's 100m Hurdles Tobi Amusan is through to the semifinal of the event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The Nigerian athlete ran 12.49s to win Heat 1 on Wednesday morning, making her intent clear at this year's summer games.

Amusan did not break much sweat to easily win the race, beating USA's Alaysha Johnson, who was 2nd in 12.61s and Janeek Brown 3rd in 12.84s.

Premium Times reports that the 27-year-old has an impressive collection of medals from various competitions.

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Amusan has made statements at the World Championships, Commonwealth Games, African Championship, African Games, and Diamond League, but an Olympic medal has eluded her.

Heading into this year's Summer Games, all eyes are on Amusan, the current world record holder in the Women's 100m Hurdles.

In 2022, she smashed Kendra Harrison’s record of 12.20s set in 2016 and replaced it with an astonishing 12.12s to win the first semifinal race.

Women's 100m Hurdles semifinal

Amusan will compete in the semi-final 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 and can be seen on SuperSport and StarTimes.

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The Nigerian sprinter narrowly missed out on a medal, finishing just four one-hundredths of a second behind third-place Britanny Brown.

Gabrielle Thomas of the United States finished in first place with a staggering 21.83 seconds, ahead of Julien Alfred, who clinched second with 22.08 seconds.

Source: Legit.ng