Tobi Amusan, running for Nigeria, set a world record in the women’s 100-meter hurdles at the World Track and Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Amusan was shocked at her time – 12.12 seconds.
Amusan broke the former record of 12.20, which was held by American Kendra Harrison since 2016.
Michael Johnson, a worker for BBC television, thought this was “unbelievable.” Michael Johnson was also the former world record holder for the 200- and 400-meter races.
On Twitter he wrote, “I don’t believe 100h times are correct. World record broken by .08! 12 PBs set. 5 National records set. And Cindy Sember quote after her PB/NR, ‘I throughly I was running slow!’ All athletes looked shocked.”
Amusan beat her previous best time by 0.28 seconds. That showed an astonishing improvement in such a short race.
There were some fast times for the 2nd and 3rd semifinals for the women’s 100 meters. The top 5 qualifiers in the 2nd semifinal had nearly the same time as their personal best. The top 5 qualifiers in the 3rd semifinal had near 2 personal best times and 3 more season bests.
Amusan ran about 2.5 meters per second. While her semifinal time was startling, there was no questioning that Amusan, 25, was capable of winning the championship. After capturing an N.C.A.A. title at Texas-El Paso, she won at the commonwealth games in 2018 and the Diamond league in 2021. Last year, she even placed fourth in the Olympics. Even Johnson noted that he had predicted she would win.
Even though it might seem hard to believe, Amusan seems to be the rightful world record holder.
Link:
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Amusan was shocked at her time – 12.12 seconds.
Amusan broke the former record of 12.20, which was held by American Kendra Harrison since 2016.
Michael Johnson, a worker for BBC television, thought this was “unbelievable.” Michael Johnson was also the former world record holder for the 200- and 400-meter races.
On Twitter he wrote, “I don’t believe 100h times are correct. World record broken by .08! 12 PBs set. 5 National records set. And Cindy Sember quote after her PB/NR, ‘I throughly I was running slow!’ All athletes looked shocked.”
Amusan beat her previous best time by 0.28 seconds. That showed an astonishing improvement in such a short race.
There were some fast times for the 2nd and 3rd semifinals for the women’s 100 meters. The top 5 qualifiers in the 2nd semifinal had nearly the same time as their personal best. The top 5 qualifiers in the 3rd semifinal had near 2 personal best times and 3 more season bests.
Amusan ran about 2.5 meters per second. While her semifinal time was startling, there was no questioning that Amusan, 25, was capable of winning the championship. After capturing an N.C.A.A. title at Texas-El Paso, she won at the commonwealth games in 2018 and the Diamond league in 2021. Last year, she even placed fourth in the Olympics. Even Johnson noted that he had predicted she would win.
Even though it might seem hard to believe, Amusan seems to be the rightful world record holder.
Link:
https://mobile.twitter.com/MJGold/status/1551366107600015361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1551366107600015361%7Ctwgr%5Eea6606f91ec91405233f183e902d1067fbdf254a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/25/sports/olympics/michael-johnson-world-record-tobi-amusan.html
