Nigerian track and field athlete Tobi Amusan returned to the track for the first time in 2024 with another blistering performance. The former World Champion set a new African record in the 60-meter hurdles after running 7.77 seconds to win the Astana Indoor Meet in Kazakhstan.
Amusan, the 2022 100m hurdles World Champion, was dethroned in 2023 by Jamaica’s Danielle Williams after finishing sixth in the star-studded final in Budapest, Hungary.
The Nigerians started the year with another outstanding display. With 7.77 seconds, they erased Gloria Alozie’s African record of 7.82 seconds and beat American Nia Ali to second place in the final.
Amusan had earlier won heat 2 with 7.91 seconds, and she ended the day with 7.77 seconds to emerge as champion.
The Commonwealth Games champion is expected to compete at the 2024 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston, United States.
