Amusan Wins Silver in Tokyo, Reflects on Journey from 2021 Heartbreak
Written by Alonge Akinlolu on 15 — 09
Nigeria’s sprint queen, Tobi Amusan, has added another medal to her glittering career after storming to silver in the women’s 100m hurdles at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
Amusan clocked 12.29 seconds to finish second behind Switzerland’s Ditaji Kambundji, who claimed gold with a national record of 12.24s. The bronze medal went to Grace Stark of the United States in 12.34s.
The reigning world record holder (12.12s) and 2022 world champion, Amusan, expressed mixed emotions after her race, recalling painful memories of her previous outing in Tokyo.
“I remember in 2021 I ran here and came 4th. The moment I heard the World Championships was going to be staged here (Tokyo), I had PTSD. But then I had to snap out of it and tell myself I wasn’t leaving here without the GOLD medal; but I’ll take the Silver,” an excited Tobi Amusan said after her podium finish.
