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Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has won yet another women’s 110mh following her victory at the African Games in Ghana on Wednesday.
Amusan raced to an impressive time of 12.89 seconds having encountered a false-start scare during the initial race attempt.
The race officials decided to not to disqualify her but rather issued her a yellow card.
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Amusan’s latest victory means she has sealed her third straight African Games championship Gold medal in the 110mh.
The 26-year-old won the race ahead of Madagascar’s Sidonie Fiadanantsoa who finished in second place (13.19 seconds).
Faith Osamuyi from Nigeria narrowly missed securing a spot on the podium. She finished in 4th place with a time of 13.77 seconds.
Amusan is the current world record holder in the 100m hurdles, with a time of 12.12 seconds. She achieved it during the semi-final of the women’s 100m hurdles in Eugene, Oregon, in 2022.
At both the Commonwealth and African levels, Amusan holds titles and records in the 100m hurdles.
She won back-to-back Commonwealth and African titles in 2018 and 2022 in the 100m hurdles and is also now a three-time African Games champion in the event.
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