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Athlete, Tobi Amusan breaks 22-yr-old record to win another Diamond League title 

By Kenneth Afor
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Nigerian sprinter, Oluwatobiloba Amusan, Thursday evening won the women’s 1OOm hurdles at the Diamond League final in Zurich, breaking a 22 year-old meeting record.

READ ALSO: Buhari congratulates Tobi Amusan for breaking world record in 100m hurdle

The World and Commonwealth Games 1OOm hurdles champion and record holder finished in 12.29s.

American Tia Jones came in 2nd in 12.40s while Britany Anderson of Jamaica ran 12.42s to finish 3rd.

The Nigerian had won the Diamond League trophy last year in 12.42 seconds setting an African record.

This adds to her golden feats this year with gold medals won at the World Athletics Championship in Oregon and at the 2022 Commonwealth games in the United Kingdom (UK).

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