Birmighgham 2022: Amusan Sets New Record bags Gold

By Chigozie Anueyiagu, The Nigerian Voice Sports

Tobi Amusan continues to make headlines as she continues to set bag medals break and set record.

Already a favorite Amusan bagged gold and there was no stopping her as she blazed to a new games record of 12.30 seconds to retain the title she won 4 years ago in the Gold Coast, Australia.

Devynne Charlton finished a distant second to win silver for the Bahamas while Cindy Sember whose father is Nigerian won bronze for Great Britain.

Amusan was quite disappointed despite this feat, She said

“Mentally, it was challenging. It was nerve-racking. You know, when I say I poorly executed race, I know when I executed smoothly,” she said.

“I think my first five hurdles weren’t it, but I was able to get myself together and regroup and do what I needed to do and I did just that’’.

She dedicated her latest gold medal to God, her support system which includes her family, supporters, and her Jamaican coach, Lacena Golding Clarke under whom she has been training since 2016.

The 25-year-old has been in blistering form in the past year, breaking the African 100 meters hurdles record three times in the past 10 months. After narrowly missing out on the podium on two occasions at the World