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Amusan begins quest for third Diamond crown today

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Nigeria’s queen of the tracks, Oluwatobiloba Amusan, will begin her quest for a third consecutive Diamond League title on Friday (today).

Read Also : World Athletics Championships: Amusan begins title defence in Budapest


Amusan will compete in the 100-meter hurdles event in Lausanne, Switzerland.

The 26-year-old hopes to put up a good showing in the event after coming third at the Ostrava Golden Spike League on Tuesday.

She ran a season-best time of 12.47 seconds in Ostrava.

Amusan will once again face a strong field, including Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinne and Tia Jones of the United States of America.

The hurdler claimed the Diamond League title in 2021 and 2022.

She is the current World, Commonwealth, and African champion in the 100-meter hurdles.

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Amusan cleared to run at World Athletics Championships

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A panel of the disciplinary tribunal has decided that Nigerian athlete, Tobi Amusan, is not guilty of an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV).Amusan was found innocent by a majority decision.However, AIU Head Brett Clothier has indicated the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) is disappointed by this decision and will review the reasoning in detail.Then the body will decide whether to exercise its right of appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) within the applic...
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AIU Suspends Nigeria Star Girl; Tobi Amusan for doing this

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The Athletics Integrity Unit has today announced the provisional suspension of the Nigerian runner and huddle Athletic, Tobi Amusan for missing anti-doping test.A Provisional Suspension is when an Athlete or other Person is suspended temporarily from participating in any competition or activity in Athletics prior to a final decision at a hearing conducted under the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules or the Integrity Code of Conduct.A Provisional Suspension may be imp...
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Tobi Amusan loses 100M Race to a Puerto Rican

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SPORTS NEWS: Tobi Amusan loses 100M Race to a Puerto Rican [New Sports News] » Naijacrawl
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Despite holding the world record, the Nigerian-born athlete, Tobi Amusan on Tuesday finished third at the Women's 100M hurdles event at the Ostrava Golden Spike.Amusan crossed the line in a time of 12.47s to finish third behind Olympic Champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn and Tia Jones.Puerto Rican Camacho-Quinn ran a Meeting Record of 12.42s to win the race while Tia Jones came from behind to pip the Nigerian to second with time of 12.44s.Meanwhile the 12.47s is a season...
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