World champion Tobi Amusan has advanced to the 100-meter hurdles semi-finals at the ongoing 2024 Olympics in Paris.
On Wednesday, Amusan led her heat with a time of 12.49 seconds, followed by America’s Alaysha Johnson at 12.61 seconds and Jamaica’s Janeek Brown at 12.84 seconds.
Amusan is among the top contenders for the gold medal, facing a strong field that includes the Bahamas’ Devynne Charlton, USA’s Alaysha Johnson, world champion Danielle Williams, and reigning Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico.
The semi-finals are scheduled for Friday, August 9, with the final set for Saturday, August 10, the penultimate day of the athletics events.
The 27-year-old Amusan has been in excellent form this season, running a season’s best and world-leading 12.40 seconds at the Jamaican Athletics Invitational in May.
Earlier this year, she set the African indoor record for the 60m hurdles twice and won her third consecutive African Games title in Ghana, anchoring the women’s 4x100m relay team to gold in Accra and at the African Championships in Cameroon.
This season, Amusan has competed in 17 events, including the 60m, 100m, 100m hurdles, and the 4x100m relay.
She is a three-time Diamond League winner, two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist, two-time African champion, and three-time African Games gold medallist. Amusan has previously competed in the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
