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By Emmanuel Adeleke
Nigerian athlete, Tobi Amusan has won the women’s 100 meters hurdles at the 2022 Diamond League in Zurich, Switzerland.
Amusan won the trophy on Thursday evening after she got to the finish line in 12.29s to successfully defend her Diamond League title.
Tia Jones of USA came second in 12.40s while Jamaica’s Britany Anderson finished third.
The Nigerian won the Diamond League trophy last year.
Amusan has been in good form in the last few months.
In August, she won gold medal in the women’s 100m hurdles at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
A month earlier, at the World Athletics Championship, Amusan broke the world record in the semi-finals with a time of 12.12s.
The 25-year-old also became the first Nigerian to win a gold medal at the World Athletics Championship with a spirited display in Eugene, Oregon.
In June, the Nigerian successfully defended her African championship title.
Amusan is the first and only Nigerian to be crowned African, Commonwealth, and World champion in the same year.