“God Did It”: Tobi Amusan Moved to Tears After Winning Nigeria’s 1st Medal at World Athletics C’ship
- Tobi Amusan has won the silver medal in the 100 metres hurdles at the ongoing Tokyo 2025 World Championships
- Amusan won Nigeria's first medal at the tournament amid controversies with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria
- The world record holder recently called out AFN for providing substandard kits to Nigerian athletes in Tokyo
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Tobi Amusan has won the silver medal in the 100 metres hurdles final at the ongoing World Athletics Championship.
Amusan clocked a time of 12.36s (-0.2) to win her semi-final and progress to the final, the best of all semi-final heats, and improved in the final, with a time of 12.29 seconds.
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It was Nigeria's first medal at the ongoing tournament after Kanyinsola Ajayi fell behind in the 100 metres final on Sunday.
Amusan wins silver medal in Tokyo
Tobi Amusan stormed into the final after running the best time during the semi-final heat, but could not replicate being number 1 during the final.
According to ACL Sports, Amusan started slowly out of the blocks but showed determination to bounce back and nearly snatched victory in the end.
Switzerland’s Ditaji Kambundji won the gold medal with a national record time of 12.24s, while USA’s Grace Stark won the bronze medal with a time of 12.34s.
As noted by World Athletics, Olympic champion and USA athlete Masai Russell kissed out on a podium finish after clocking 12.44s to finish fourth.
Amusan reacts after winning silver medal
Tobi Amusan was elated with her win and credited it all to God, who granted her victory against all odds.
“It's all God,” she told Making of Champions. “I remember in 2021 I ran here and came 4th. The moment I heard the World Championships was going to be staged here (Tokyo), I had PTSD.
“But then I had to snap out of it and tell myself I wasn't leaving here without the GOLD medal; but I'll take the Silver.”
"I mean, it's been God, the journey has been extremely rough, I've taken more Ls than wins, but I'm thankful I have the great support system, my coach, my family, my mentors, my loved ones and my friends. This is for everyone," she continued.
Amusan has been on the podium at every event she has raced in except the Olympics, and she admitted that it is a difficult feat because of the quality of the division.
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“It's really tough,” she said about making another podium at a world event. “Look at the kind of lineup we have in the women's hurdles; it's anybody's race.
“I kept saying to myself yesterday that it's not of the swift, but it is of God who showeth mercy, and I kept asking for mercy all day because I work truly hard and I deserve this.
Tobi Amusan calls out AFN
Legit.ng reported that Tobi Amusan called out the Athletics Federation of Nigeria after they supplied the athletes with substandard kits for the Tokyo event.
Amusan lamented the state of the kits delivered to the Nigerian athletes in a video on social media and received support from the fans.
Source: Legit.ng
