World hurdles record holder, Tobi Amusan, on Saturday, won the women’s 100m hurdles gold at the New Taipei Athletics Open in Taiwan. Amusan won gold ahead of Taiwanese duo Bo Ya Zhang, who settled for second place in 13.17s, and Yi Po-an took third place in 13.37s. The 29-year-old’s winning time of 12.72s is also a new meeting record, chalking off 0.08s off the previous mark of 12.80s held by Nia Ali, US Olympic silver medalist and former world champion. Amusan was dominant in the qualifiers for the final, blowing…
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