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Tobi Amusan loses world title, comes 6th at final 100mH

Tobi Amusan loses world title, comes 6th at final 100mH

World Champion Tobi Amusan has failed to defend her title after finishing 6th in the final at the ongoing World Athletics Championship in Budapest on Thursday, according to a Vanguard report.

Jamaica’s Danielle Williams won the race in a season-best of 12.43s while Olympic champion, Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn came second in 12.44s and USA Kendra Harrison came third in 12.46s while World champion, Amusan came 6th in 12.62s in her third consecutive final.

At the 2022 World Championship in Eugene, USA, Amusan came first with a 12.40 (African record) before setting a new world record of 12.12 to smash the 12.20 world record set by Kendra Harrison in 2016.

 

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