Track and field is a popular sport. This is because many people want to be faster. Others do track and field because they think that running burns the most calories. Many other sports also involve running.
Tobi Amusan, a Nigerian woman, set a world record in the 100-meter-hurdles on Sunday at the world track and field championships in Eugene, Ore. Many people didn’t find the news surprising. World records are usually set by competitors at big events.
Who is Tobi Amusan? She is now known to be a professional hurdle athlete. Amusan won a silver medal at the 2013 African Youth Championships in Warri. She also got a gold medal for winning the 100-meter-hurdle race in 2015 at the African Junior Athletics Championships in Addis Ababa.
12.12 seconds. Wow! In 2016, Kendra Harrison set a world record of 12.20 seconds. The world record was broken by 0.08 seconds! Intrack and field, the margin between the previous world record and the current world record is quite big. 1980 was the last time the world record was beaten by that much. Yet, there was also more room to improve at the time.
Many people thought the world record was a false alarm because it could have been the wind gauge. The race showed a tailwind of 0.924 meters per second. Was there something wrong?
“I don’t believe 100m times are correct,” Michael Johnson, a BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) television commentator, wrote on Twitter. “World record broken by 0.08!”
Amusan’s previous best time was 0.28 slower than the world record she set. Her best time before the world record was 12.40. Her record for 12.06 seconds wasn’t approved by the judges because the wind gauge had an error.
Tobi Amusan was 25 years old when she set her record. She wasn’t nominated for the title of being the best at track and field because her record was only for the semifinals. It was a stunning event for everyone.
Amusan made the record on Sunday, and the results are quite stunning. She was 25 years old. Many people think that the world record was a false alarm. Was the world record an error or not? If not, who will make the next world record?
Tobi Amusan, a Nigerian woman, set a world record in the 100-meter-hurdles on Sunday at the world track and field championships in Eugene, Ore. Many people didn’t find the news surprising. World records are usually set by competitors at big events.
Who is Tobi Amusan? She is now known to be a professional hurdle athlete. Amusan won a silver medal at the 2013 African Youth Championships in Warri. She also got a gold medal for winning the 100-meter-hurdle race in 2015 at the African Junior Athletics Championships in Addis Ababa.
12.12 seconds. Wow! In 2016, Kendra Harrison set a world record of 12.20 seconds. The world record was broken by 0.08 seconds! Intrack and field, the margin between the previous world record and the current world record is quite big. 1980 was the last time the world record was beaten by that much. Yet, there was also more room to improve at the time.
Many people thought the world record was a false alarm because it could have been the wind gauge. The race showed a tailwind of 0.924 meters per second. Was there something wrong?
“I don’t believe 100m times are correct,” Michael Johnson, a BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) television commentator, wrote on Twitter. “World record broken by 0.08!”
Amusan’s previous best time was 0.28 slower than the world record she set. Her best time before the world record was 12.40. Her record for 12.06 seconds wasn’t approved by the judges because the wind gauge had an error.
Tobi Amusan was 25 years old when she set her record. She wasn’t nominated for the title of being the best at track and field because her record was only for the semifinals. It was a stunning event for everyone.
Amusan made the record on Sunday, and the results are quite stunning. She was 25 years old. Many people think that the world record was a false alarm. Was the world record an error or not? If not, who will make the next world record?
