A man playing Kizz Daniel’s hit song ‘Buga’, called the athlete’s attention to it and Amusan gladly obliged him by doing the viral dance before giving him a high-five
By Kehinde Okeowo
Nigerian hurdler, Tobi Amusan, after earning the right to raise her shoulders for putting Nigeria on the world map and breaking the 100m hurdles’ world record twice got Nigerians talking with her latest gesture.
Amusan won the gold at the just concluded World Athletics Championship in Oregon, United States, running a stunning 12:12 seconds in the semi-final to obliterate America Keni Harrison’s 12:20 seconds record set 6 years ago.
She won the race ahead of Jamaica’s Britany Anderson who took silver in 12.23sec, and Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico who claimed bronze in 12.23, leaving Nigerians home and abroad buzzing with pride.
However, in a viral-video sighted online, Amusan was seen at the edge of the race track, shaking hands with people congratulating her.
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A man playing Kizz Daniel’s hit song ‘Buga’, then called the athlete’s attention to the music and Amusan gladly indulged him by doing the viral dance before giving him a high-five and moving away.
The man identified on Instagram as Il Biro later wrote: “Tobi Amusan, 100m hurdles, World Champion!!! WORLD RECORD: 12:12!!! Nigeria had no medals since the start of the athletics championship… then today 2 medals in the space of 10minutes.”
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Amusan and Ese Bruno for winning gold and silver for Nigeria in the women’s 100m hurdles and long jump respectively.
A statement made available and signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina reads:
“President Muhammadu Buhari expresses heartfelt congratulations to Tobi Amusan for winning the women’s 100m hurdles gold for Nigeria at the World Athletics Championship 2022, setting a new world record in the semifinals of the athletic event and becoming the first Nigerian to win a World Championship.”
“The President also commends Ese Brume for representing Nigeria with honour and pride, winning silver medal in the Women’s long jump event” the statement further read.
