World record holder, Tobi Amusan, on Wednesday, won Nigeria’s first gold medal at the ongoing African Athletics Championships after storming to victory in the women’s 100m hurdles final.
US-based hurdler, Adaobi Tabugbo, won Bronze behind Ashley Miller. It was Tabugbo’s first individual medal for Nigeria,
Amusan had earlier dominated the event in the heats and semi-finals with the fastest times before capping her performance with victory in the final.
On Tuesday, Nigeria opened its campaign at the 24th African Senior Athletics Championships with two medals on the opening day, as Divine Oladipo and Obiageri Amaechi won silver and bronze respectively in the women’s discus event.
Making her first international appearance for Nigeria following her switch from Great Britain, Oladipo marked the occasion with a silver-medal finish, while Amaechi completed Nigeria’s podium presence with bronze.
With Amusan and Tabugbo’s wins, Nigeria now has four medals-one gold, one silver and two bronze.
