Breaking: Nigerian World Record Holder , Tobi Amusan Crashes Out of Olympic 100m Hurdles (Photo)

Breaking: Nigerian World Record Holder , Tobi Amusan Crashes Out of Olympic 100m Hurdles (Photo

In a recent update , Eaglessightnews gathers that Nigerian World record holder and former world champion Tobi Amusan has crashed out of the women’s 100m hurdles at the Olympics on Friday as defending champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn sailed into the final.

Amusan shocked the world in 2022 when she set a world record of 12.12sec on her way to victory at the World Champoinships in Eugene. Yahoo Sport reports.

But the 27-year-old was way off that sort of pace on Friday and could only finish third in her heat behind Grace Stark of the USA and the Bahamas’ Devynne Charlton in 12.55sec.

That time was not good enough to secure passage into the final as one of the fastest losers.

Amusan, who successfully appealed against a doping ban earlier this year after she was accused of missing three doping tests, did not speak after her elimination.

Meanwhile, qualifying was dominated by US sprinters who clocked three of the four fastest times in the heats.

Alaysha Johnson was quickest in the heats with a time of 12.34sec, just ahead of Puerto Rico’s Camacho-Quinn (12.35sec).

Stark was third fastest in 12.39sec with Masai Russell fourth quickest in 12.42sec.

Camacho-Quinn, silver medallist at last year’s World Championships in Budapest, is dreaming of becoming the first woman to win consecutive Olympic titles in the 100m hurdles.

The 27-year-old admitted her maiden win in an empty stadium at the pandemic-hit Tokyo Games in 2021 had been underwhelming.

“The first one, I was like, ‘Is this what it’s supposed to feel like?’ It didn’t feel like anything super special,” she said.

“It didn’t hit me. I think this one here — getting this medal will be history, I’ll be the first woman ever to do that.

“It’s a great field out there so we’ll push each other to do something special.”

Source;Yahoosport

Netizens Say Is a Bad luck

Meanwhile, some concerned Netizens have linked Amusan ‘s failure to meet up the 100m hurdles with the presence economic hardship in Nigeria, calling President Tinubu a bad . Read the full comment below:

huptin:
The worst Olympic performance in recent history…not even one medal. I am not superstitious but it’s difficult not to link Tinubu with bad luck….kilode.

One man takes over and everything good went bad and everything bad became worse…within a year o!

Too bad.

Yes U right Tinubu is a failure and a failure will he continue to be, if U quote me wrong Devil will punish you.

gibzzhd:
So when folks say the world record was a fluke Nigerians will start having erection like they wanna have sex.
Never seen a world record holder disappoint like this

Not true…. She dominated that period.

She still won the diamond league last year participating against same runners.

Won Commonwealth with the time of 12mins 30 secs that no one else have managed to reach since then..

She ran.12 mins 48 secs in the heat and ran 12 mins 55 seconds in the semi finals.

How can run a terrible semi finals and good heat.

She is not a fluke, something is wrong somewhere.

I don’t know if it is down to this but the drive in her is gone….she needs something to motivate her….maybe a change of coach or something

Same thing happened to Kendra Harrison….once she broke the world record….she couldn’treach that height anymore….

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