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Date/Time posted: May 27, 2025 at 12:00pm

Tobi Amusan Breaks Record With 100m Hurdles Win at Diamond League in Morocco

The 28-year-old Nigerian star clocked a season-best 12.24 seconds, smashing the previous meet record of 12.51 seconds set by Brianna McNeal.

Nigeria's track and field athlete, Tobi Amusan has made history in Morocco.

This comes after she won the women's 100m hurdles at the Rabat Diamond League on Sunday, setting a new meet record of 12.45 seconds.

The 28-year-old Nigerian star clocked a season-best 12.24 seconds, smashing the previous meet record of 12.51 seconds set by Brianna McNeal.

Close behind was Nadine Visser of the Netherlands, who clocked a season's best of 12.67 seconds to finish second. Poland's Pia Skrzyszowska came third with a season's best of 12.69 seconds.

Other athletes who recorded impressive performances include Switzerland's Ditaji Kambundji (12.71s SB), Italy's Giada Carmassi (12.81s PB), Elena Carraro (12.89s), Destiny Huven of the USA (12.93s), France's Sacha Alessandrini (12.96s SB), and Austria's Karin Strametz (13.08s SB). The wind reading for the race was +1.2.

Her win in Rabat is the first major victory for the Nigerian in the 2025 season. She began her campaign with a successive fourth-place finish at the Xiamen and Shanghai Diamond League meet in May.

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