Nigeria's golden girl Tobi Amusan causes stir after world record win at World Athletics Championships
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN
Updated 1139 GMT (1939 HKT) July 26, 2022
A shocked Amusan broke a world record, and later bagged a gold for Nigeria.(CNN)Nigeria's Tobi Amusan has caused a stir after smashing a world record in the women's 100-meter hurdles in the semifinals at theWorld Championships this Sunday.
Amusan came in with a record time of 12.12 seconds, beating Kendra Harrison's 2016 record of 12.20 by 0.8 of a second.She went on to bag gold in the final, though her initial finishing time of 12.06 was ruled out due to strong wind speeds. Amusan of poses with her world record in the Women's 100m hurdles semi-final on day ten of the World Athletics Championships.Amusan's world record sent shockwaves through the athletics world.«Wow» tweeted Jamaican track and field great Usain Bolt, while 200m champion and American record holder Noah Lyles tweeted: «12.12 are you kidding me?» Both congratulated her on Twitter.Read MoreIn November 2016, the now-25 year old tweeted: «Unknown now but soon I will be unforgettable, I will persist until I succeed.»Unknown now, but
