Nigeria’s track and field queen, Tobi Amusan on Wednesday raised the hopes of Team Nigeria winning a medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
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She finished first in the women’s 100m hurdles heat which has now led to praises from different quarters.

Amusan, running on lane nine has thus qualified for the semi-finals of the event after winning her heat in a time of 12.49s.
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Amusan who is the world record holder did not break much sweat to easily win the race as she was in blistering form.

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Nigeria’s golden girl defeated USA’s Alaysha Johnson who finished second in 12.61s and Janeek Brown third in 12.84s.
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A new Olympic movement designed to celebrate Nigeria’s past successes in Athletics, Making of Champions lauded Amusan after her latest feat.

“Lane 9? No Problem! Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020 & Paris 2024 – Tobi Amusan has now qualified for three consecutive semifinals at the #Olympics, executing a clean race to safely get through to the next round,” MoC wrote on X.
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“Tobi Express was smooth today, and she didn’t even hit top speed.”

As things stand, Amusan looks to be Nigeria’s surest bet to win a gold medal at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics.

That is following the disappointment Team Nigeria suffered with the likes of Favour Ofili and Blessing Oborodudu failing to win a medal in their respective events.
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