Amusan won the Wanda Diamond League crown for the third consecutive year in 2023, becoming the second athlete to achieve the feat
By Kehinde Okeowo
Nigerian 100m hurdler and world record holder, Tobi Amusan will begin the defence of her Wanda Diamond League crown in Xiamen, China on April 20.
She is expected to face a very strong field which includes Olympic champion, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, world champion, Danielle Williams and world indoor champion Devynne Charlton in the race.
The 26-year-old won the Wanda Diamond League crown for the third consecutive year in 2023.
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She will, therefore, be aiming to win it for the fourth successive time after she became the second woman in Diamond League history to achieve a hat-trick of 100m hurdles titles in 2023.
Apart from this accomplishment, the Ogun-State born athlete also holds the world record in the 100m hurdles with 12.12s.
Amusan set the new world record in the track event in Oregon, United States of America in 2021.
She recently won a gold medal in 100m hurdles at the recently concluded African Games in Ghana.
