Silver medallist Nigeria's Tobi Amusan poses on the podium for the women's 100m hurdles final during the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on September 16, 2025. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
Nigeria’s sprint hurdles star Tobi Amusan produced her fastest performance of the season as compatriot Chukwuebuka Enekwechi began his 2026 Diamond League campaign at the Xiamen meeting in China on Saturday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
Amusan clocked 12.28 seconds in the women’s 100m hurdles at the Egret Stadium in Xiamen, improving on her previous season’s best of 12.41 seconds in a high-quality race featuring some of the world’s leading hurdlers.
The Nigerian finished second behind world leader Masai Russell, who won in 12.14s, in a race that underlined the depth of competition in the event on the global circuit.
In the same race, Devynne Charlton of The Bahamas placed third in 12.37s, ahead of Megan Simmonds of Jamaica, Ditaji Kambundji of Switzerland and Ackera Nugent, while Danielle Williams finished seventh in a tightly contested final.
