Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan Gets Whopping N65M at Athletics Championship After Breaking World Record Monday, July 25, 2022 at 9:19 AM by Ibitoye Shittu
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has been rewarded with the sum of $100,000 after winning gold at the Athletics Championship Nigerians and many fans have stormed the social media to celebrate the 25-year-old for her achievement Tobi was in jubilation mood after getting her cheque in Oregon and she has been urged to continue doing well Follow Sports Brief on Twitter for more trending and breaking news! Tobi Amusan has made the day of all Nigerians and her fans around the world after winning women’s 100m hurdles gold at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. It was an incredible record for the Nigerian athlete who now becomes the first from the West African nation to win gold at the World Championship. 2.6M MLB Could Start Using Robot Umpires by 2024 Tobi Amusan gets whopping N65M at Athletics Championship for winning gold. Photo by Carmen Mandato Source: Getty Images Three years ago when the competition was held in Doha, Tobi Amusan finished as fourth best before coming back this year to record her name in the history books of athletics. READ ALSO Incredible Ese Brume wins silver in long jump event at World Athletics Championships Who did Tobi Amusan beat to win gold? Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan defeated Jamaica’s Britany Anderson who finished second, while Jasmine Camacho-Quinn ended as third best in the challenging race. Exciting feature: Check out news exactly for YOU ➡️ find “Recommended for you” block and enjoy! And according to the reports in the Guardian and Vanguard, Tobi Amusan was presented with her cheque of $100,000 after the race in which the Nigerian was in joyous momentum. As records stand now for Tobi Amusan, she has really done well for her country as she was also Commonwealth champion in 2018. In that same year, Tobi Amusan became African champion and now the 25-year-old is World champion. Nigerians have, however been clamoring that Tobi Amusan should get a Presidential handshake and commendation for her achievements Jacob Krop strikes silver for Kenya in Men’s 5,000 metres as Jakob Ingebrigtsen wins gold READ ALSO Emotional Tobi Amusan sheds tears as national anthem is played after winning Gold in World record time Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Jacob Krop bagged silver for Team Kenya in the men’s 5,000 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon. Krop had to settle for second place despite the Kenyans leading a wonderful race for long periods of time. Olympic 1,500 metres champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen who upgraded to the longer races, crossed the line first to win his first gold of this year’s championships. Ingebrigtsen was still reeling from the disappointment of missing gold in his 1,500 metres speciality last week when he finished second behind the eventual winner, Jake Wightman. But he was not to be denied this time around, taking charge of the race with two laps to go. It was a race complete with stars, with the defending champion Muktar Edris looking to win three world titles. 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A fan inside the Hayward Field stadium in the northwest United States was so excited to celebrate Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan who won the Women’s 100m Hurdles. The 25-year-old Nigerian sprinter stunned fans inside the University of Oregon in Eugene campus on the last day of the World Athletics Championships. Tobi completed a 12.05 seconds race in the final to smash her personal best as well as the world record to win gold. Tobi Amusan celebrates winning the Women’s 100m Hurdles at the World Athletics Championships.Photo: Ezra Shaw Source: Getty Images Moments after winning the race, Amusan ran towards a section of the stands where fans were excited to see her clinch gold. READ ALSO Buhari, Atiku congratulate Tobi Amusan after smashing world record in Women’s 100m Hurdles Exciting feature: Check out news exactly for YOU ➡️ find “Recommended for you” block and enjoy! One of them quickly increased the volume of his phone as the sound of Kizz Daniel’s trending song ‘Buga’ blasted through the speakers. Amusan expressed excitement on hearing the song as she immediately joined the trending ‘Buga Dance’, which is currently making waves across the world. Nigerian outlet Leadership described the song: #Buga dance trend, inspired by a song of the same name by Afropop stars Kizz Daniel and Tekno, has taken TikTok by storm. “Since starting on the platform, it has been interpreted in diverse ways by creators across the world after the song’s release earlier this year.” Buhari congratulates Tobi Amusan Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari and former vice-president Atiku Abubakar have lauded Tobi Amusan’s feat at the World’s Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, United States. READ ALSO Retired American sprinter Michael Johnson casts doubts after Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan smashed World Record And President Muhammadu Buhari has taken to social media to congratulate the gold medalist, expressing excitement. He tweeted: “I join millions of Nigerians in celebrating Tobi Amusan and her stellar performance, at the World Athletics Championships 2022. “Her new World Record and Gold Medal have brought excitement and joy and hope to all of us, and made our national anthem resonate on a global stage.” Michael Johnson casts doubt over Amusan’s feat Sports Brief earlier reported that legendary sprinter Michael Johnson has expressed doubts after Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan smashed the world record in the Women’s 100m Hurdles event at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The 25-year-old Nigerian sprinter then bettered her own record in the final when she came first, having crossed the line in 12.05 seconds to win gold at the event. It was a stunning feat that Michael Johnson, who won four Olympic gold medals and 8 World Championships gold medals in the span of his career, seems to doubt the timing. 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Legendary sprinter Michael Johnson has expressed doubts after Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan smashed the world record in the Women’s 100m Hurdles event at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Earlier in the day, Amusan won her semifinal heat when she crossed the finished line at a time of 12.12 seconds, smashing the previous best of 12.20sec set by American Kendra Harrison in 2016. The 25-year-old Nigerian sprinter then bettered her own record in the final when she came first, having crossed the line in 12.05 seconds to win gold at the event. READ ALSO Buhari, Atiku congratulate Tobi Amusan after smashing world record in Women’s 100m Hurdles Tobi Amusan wins gold at World Athletics Championships.Photo: Patrick Smith Source: Getty Images It was a stunning feat that Michael Johnson, who won four Olympic gold medals and 8 World Championships gold medals in the span of his career, seems to doubt the timing. Exciting feature: Check out news exactly for YOU ➡️ find “Recommended for you” block and enjoy! The 54-year-old tweeted after Amusan’s triumph: “I don’t believe 100h times are correct. World record broken by .08! 12 PBs set. 5 National records set. And Cindy Sember quote after her PB/NR “I thoroughly I was running slow!” All athletes looked shocked.” And the tweet has not gone down well with some social media users who felt offended at Johnson’s reaction. A fan replied: “Did you also raise your suspicions with the timing when Sydney broke the 400m hurdles world record?” Another added: “He never singled out the African woman…the question is the timing system. There has never been a time in Track and Field history where this many Personal Best & National Records have taken place in a single event.” READ ALSO Incredible Ese Brume wins silver in long jump event at World Athletics Championships Another wrote: “It’s the fastest track but it doesn’t mean they’re powered by jets. Tobi Amusan just improved her PB by more 0.3 at the elite level in 1 day when she was already a world class athlete. Sport needs integrity, believing everything is naïve.” Ese Brume wins silver medal Meanwhile, Sports Brief earlier reported that Nigeria’s Ese Brume will return home with a medal after winning silver on the last day of the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Brume leapt 7.02m to finish second in the women’s long jump despite that she barely made it into the final with her last attempt to book an automatic qualification spot. The 26-year-old came second behind Olympic champion Malaika Mihambo of Germany, who leapt 7.12m. 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Nigeria’s Ese Brume will return home with a medal after winning silver on the last day of the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Brume leapt 7.02m to finish second in the women’s long jump despite that she barely made it into the final with her last attempt to book an automatic qualification spot. Vanguard reports that Brume has now bettered the bronze she won in Doha in 2019. Ese Brume wins silver at World Athletics Championships.Carmen Mandato Source: Getty Images The 26-year-old came second behind Olympic champion Malaika Mihambo of Germany, who leapt 7.12m. READ ALSO Retired American sprinter Michael Johnson casts doubts after Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan smashed World Record Exciting feature: Check out news exactly for YOU ➡️ find “Recommended for you” block and enjoy! And then, finishing in the third position, Brazil’s Leticia Oro Melo jumped 6.89m to take bronze on the night. The next stop for Brume is the Commonwealth Games, as she will attempt to reclaim the gold she won in 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. Meanwhile, there were emotional scenes in Oregon as the Nigerian national anthem was played after Tobi Amusan won gold for her country at the World Athletics Championship Tobi Amusan breaks down in tears after winning gold in Women’s 100m hurdles Meanwhile, Tobi Amusan set a new world record in the women’s 100m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, United States. She then bettered the record in the final when she streaked to the finished line in 12.05 seconds to win gold at the event. READ ALSO Emotional Tobi Amusan sheds tears as national anthem is played after winning Gold in World record time And she got emotional as the sound of the Nigerian national anthem reverberated around the stadium as she could not help but shed tears. While the anthem played, tears could be seen flowing down her cheeks, and that was what it meant to lead your country to break the world record. Jacob Krop bags silver for Team Kenya Sports Brief earlier reported that Jacob Krop bagged silver for Team Kenya in the men’s 5,000 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon. Krop had to settle for second place despite the Kenyans leading a wonderful race for long periods of time. Olympic 1,500 metres champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen who upgraded to the longer races, crossed the line first to win his first gold of this year’s championships Read more: https://sportsbrief.com/athletics/20681-jubilation-nigerias-tobi-amusan-breaks-record-n414m/
