Tobi Amusan races into semifinals of women’s 100mH in Paris

Nigerian sprinter, Tobi Amusan has raced into the semifinal of the women’s 100m Hurdles at the ongoing Olympic Games in Paris.

She has now qualified for three consecutive semifinals at the Olympics, executing a clean race to safely get through to the next round.

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Amusan, running in lane 9, won her heat in a time of 12.49s.

The World Record Holder didn’t break much sweat to easily win the race, beating USA’s Alaysha Johnson who was 2nd in 12.61s and Janeek Brown 3rd in 12.84s.

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