The World Athletics Federation has approved the world record achieved by Tobi Amusan in the women’s 100-meter hurdles semifinal at the Athletics Championships in Oregon in July of this year (previously known as IAAF).
This information was made public on Tuesday in a statement posted on the organization’s official website.
At the London Müller Anniversary Games, Amusan beat former world record holder Kendra Harrison, who had established the 100-meter hurdles world record with a timing of 12.20 seconds in 2016.
But the 25-year-old wasn’t finished; after that impressive effort, she won the final with a wind-assisted 12.06 (2.5 m/s).
The objective was to compete and take home the gold, Although I honestly believe in my talents, I did not anticipate setting a world record at these championships, Amusan had admitted in a post-record interview.
The official world record for the women’s hurdles may be broken with a time of 12.12 seconds.
Despite the incredible accomplishment, Michael Johnson, a former 200- and 400-meter world and Olympic record holder, questioned the accuracy of the clock and suggested some sort of foul play.
“I don’t think 100 times is accurate. 12 personal bests were achieved, shattering the world record by.08. 5 records were set nationally. Additionally, Cindy Sember said after her PB/NR, “I honestly was running slowly!” All athletes appeared startled (sic).
“Heat 2’s winning time of 12.53 was first displayed to us. A short while later, it displays 12.43. decreasing by a. The illustrious track king questioned, “01 is normal..10 is not.
As enraged Twitter users expressed their disapproval with the legend’s attitude, Johnson was accused of using racial language in his comments.
Why don’t you focus your energy on recovering from your stroke, you racist Black person? asked one user.
Another outraged user posted, “Tobi Amusan is a world record holder and there’s nothing you can do about that.”
As a commentator, my job is to comment, the 55-year-old would later declare in defense of his earlier comments. Inquiring as to the times of 28 athletes (not 1 athlete) and speculating as to whether the timing apparatus was defective.
Defending champion
Amusan has recently been in incredible shape; she broke the African record three times in the span of ten months before setting a new record in Oregon and became the first Nigerian woman to win the global athletics championship and set a new world record.
For team Nigeria, she won another gold medal that broke records, this time at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Amusan entered the final as the heavy favorite to win the gold medal, and there was no stopping her as she sped to a new games record of 12.30 seconds to defend the 100-meter hurdles title she won on Australia’s gold coast four years prior.
The UTEP alumna reaffirmed her position as the world’s greatest female hurdler on September 8 in Zurich by breaking Gail Devers’ 22-year-old record of 12.39s and setting a new meeting record of 12.29s (-0.3).
She received the officer of the order of the niger (OON) award on Thursday, September 15, when president Muhammadu Buhari honored the nation’s athletes for their outstanding performances in a number of tournaments.
When Amusan won the gold medal in the 100-meter hurdles event at the 2022 Global Athletics Championships, she became the first Nigerian to win a world championship in an athletic event.
She holds the records in all three championships and is now the African, Commonwealth, and World Champion in the 100-meter hurdles.