Tobi Amusan has been named the Best female athlete on the African continent for the year 2022 for her heroics on the track.
Amusan was bestowed this honour by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) on Tuesday. where she beat the likes of 2020 Tokyo Olympic 1500 metres champion Faith Kipyegon and Ethiopian world record long-distance runner, Letesenbet Gidey for the third position.
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The 25-year-old made a solid defence to her 100 m hurdles African crown in June in Mauritius finishing in a time of 12.57 s.
She also competed in the women’s 4 × 100 m relay and earned a second gold medal.
She entered the World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon in July as a medal contender after back-to-back fourth-place finishes. In the heats she again bettered her African record with a time of 12.40 s, improving by a further 0.01 s.
In the semifinal, Amusan set a new world record of 12.12 seconds, breaking the previous best of 12.20 s set by American Kendra Harrison in 2016.
Amusan was also awarded the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) award in September by President Muhammadu Buhari
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