Tobi Amusan Begins Title Defence In Budapest With 100m Heat Win

The world hurdles record-holder clocked 12.48s to win the fifth heat of the women’s 100mH despite not having enough time to slow down towards the end at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary.

Despite a slow start, she finished ahead of Jamaican Champion Megan Tapper who came 2nd in 12.51s and and Australian Michelle Jenneke in 12.71s. The 100m hurdles champion and world record holder competed in Heat 5 alongside Ebony Morrison, Michelle Jenneke, Maayke Tjin-a-lim, Natalia Christofi, Nika Glojnaric, and Maayke Tjin-a-lim.

At the 2022 World Championship in Eugene, USA, Amusan came first with a 12.40 before setting a new world record of 12.12 to smash the 12.20 world record set by Kendra Harrison in 2016. Recall that Amusan was cleared last week by the Athletics Integrity Unit after fears had emerged that the sprint champion would not be cleared in time to defend her title at the championship in Budapest.

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