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| Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan celebrates setting a world record in the women’s 100m hurdles final during the World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon on July 24, 2022. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP) |
Tobi Amusan, the world record holder, successfully advanced to the semi-finals of the 100-meter hurdles at the ongoing 2024 Olympics in Paris on Wednesday.
Amusan topped the field of eight competitors with a time of
12.49 seconds, followed closely by Alaysha Johnson from the United States, who
clocked in at 12.61 seconds, and Jamaica's Janeek Brown, who qualified with a
time of 12.84 seconds.
The semi-finals are scheduled for Friday, August 9, while
the final will take place on Saturday, August 10, the second-to-last day of the
athletics competition.
This marks Amusan's third consecutive participation in the
Olympic Games.