Tobi Amusan qualified for the 100m hurdles final race after winning her semi-final heat at the Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Championships on Monday.
The world record holder in the event crossed the line in
12.36 seconds to win heat 2 ahead of Nadine Visser, the world number two-ranked
sprinter, with both athletes taking the automatic qualification slots.
Amusan had the third-best start. The Nigerian stormed off
the block in 0.172s, caught up with Visser before moving ahead of the
Netherlands sprinter and relaxed at the home stretch for the easy win.
She had the overall best qualification time in the
semi-finals, ahead of Diamond League winner Grace Stark and Olympic champion
Masai Russell, both of the USA, and Danielle Williams, Jamaica’s two-time world
champion.
The final will take place later on Monday.
Elsewhere, Ezekiel Nathaniel advanced into the semi-final of
the 400m men’s event, winning heat 5 in 48.37s, while Charles Edward Godfred
was eliminated in the long jump event; his 7.79m leap was not enough to reach
the final.
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