A few days after she was denied the opportunity of winning the gold and ultimate $150,000 at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, former world record holder in 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan will have another opportunity to end her winless run against Masai Russell when they line up at the Athlos women-only track and field event in London on Friday.

Amusan finished second behind the American in the 100m hurdles final at the World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest on Friday, extending Russell’s dominance in their head-to-head meetings this season to 6-0. Amusan got $75,000 for her effort in Budapest, the highest one-day pay in her entire career.

The London meeting on Friday will be their seventh clash of the year, with Amusan hoping to finally get the better of the reigning Olympic and Diamond League champion.

The 29-year-old former world champion will therefore head to London with more than the $65,000 prize money at stake, as she bids to end a difficult season against one of her biggest rivals on a winning note.

Russell will not be the only familiar opponent for Amusan in London, with fellow leading hurdlers Devynne Charlton, Danielle Williams, Megan Simmonds and Alaysha Johnson also confirmed for the event.

Meanwhile, U. S.-based Nigeria sprinter Kanyinsola Ajayi earned $25,000 for finishing fourth in the men’s 100m final at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Saturday.

The Nigerian clocked 9.93 seconds to finish fourth in a tightly contested final won by American Kenneth Bednarek in 9.85 seconds. Jamaica’s Oblique Seville was second in 9.90, while American Ronnie Baker took bronze in 9.93.

Ajayi’s fourth-place finish also saw him equal Nigeria’s best-ever placing in the men’s 100m at a global World Athletics championship or Games.

Olusoji Fasuba, whose 20-year-old Nigerian record of 9.85 seconds Ajayi broke earlier this year, finished fourth in the 100m final at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan.

According to sportsNow.com.ng, Fasuba’s fourth-place finish remained Nigeria’s highest placing in the blue-riband event at a global championship or Games until Ajayi matched the feat in Budapest.

The 25-year-old Ajayi, who has emerged as one of the country’s leading sprint hopes, will now turn his attention to next year’s World Championships in Beijing, China.

Ajayi will be hoping to go one better in Beijing and make history by becoming the first Nigerian athlete, male or female, to win a global championship or Games 100m title.