ABUJA —
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has commended
Tobi Amusan after she won her country’s first gold medal at the World Athletics
Championships.
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Amusan stormed to victory in the women’s 100m
hurdles on Sunday after obliterating the world record in an astonishing
semi-final where she clocked 12.12sec in Eugene, Oregon.
Amusan’s winning time of 2.06sec in the final will
not be recognized as a world record, however, due to a strong following win of
2.5m per second.
“The President joins millions of Nigerians in
celebrating this outstanding feat by a compatriot and two-time African Games
champion, who in one night stunned the athletics world with her superlative and
stellar performance,” a presidential statement said.
Buhari said the achievements of Amusan will inspire
the upcoming generations of Nigerian athletes to achieve spectacular success.
Nigerian sports minister Sunday Dare said Amusan’s
historic victory along with a silver by Ese Brume in the women’s long jump had
heralded a new era for the sport in the country.
“I am so proud of what Tobi Amusan, Ese Brume, and even
those who didn’t get on the podium have achieved in Eugene, Oregon,” the
minister said.
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