Nigerian athlete Tobi Amusan broke the world record in the 100-meter hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, USA. She won the first run of the semifinals in 12.12.
She took eight hundredths off the old record of 12.20, which was held by American Kendra Harrison in 2016. Harrison finished second in Amusan’s heat in 12.27.
Visser misses final
Nadine Visser has not qualified for the final of the 100 meter hurdles. She finished third in her run of the semifinals in a time of 12.66. That classification meant no immediate passage and her time was not good enough to force a place in the final.
The 27-year-old Visser tore her left hamstring at the Dutch National Championships in February and therefore missed the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade. It was the same injury she suffered a year earlier that disrupted her preparation for the Olympics. She was not yet in top form in Tokyo, but still finished fifth in the final. This time, the North Holland player was given more time to recover, but Eugene was unable to outdo himself. She eventually ran the twelfth time of all semi-finalists.
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