World champion, Tobi Amusan has opened her 2023 season by clinching victory at the 2023 Auburn Tiger Track Classics.
The 25-year-old clocked a time of 23.38 seconds to win the women’s 200 meters race event ahead of University of Auburn’s duo Chante Clinkscale in 23.56 seconds and Ashantae Harvey in 24.46 seconds.
The hurdles world record (WR) holder, Amusan emerged winner on a rainy and wet day in Auburn.
The race (2023 Auburn Tiger Track Classics) was her first competitive appearance since September 2022 when she defended her 100 meters Hurdles title in stellar fashion– with a meeting record of 12.29 seconds to cap off her historic season. She stayed out of competition in the indoor season.
In recent years, Tobi Amusan has enjoyed impressive success in the hurdles but she is also a force to reckon with in the 100 meters and 200 meters sprint events. This is proven by her personal best times of 11.11 seconds and 22.60 seconds, respectively.
It is a great start to the year for Amusan who enjoyed a superb and fine run of form last year including the 12.12 seconds World record she set in Oregon and a World title that followed.
She also retained her Commonwealth Games title with a new Games’ record of 12.30 seconds and defended her Diamond League title in a record-breaking season that saw her set impressive records and win the Nigerian, African, Commonwealth, World, and Diamond League titles.
The win will surely spur her to achieve greatly as she prepares for more competitions, especially in her signature event– the 100 meters Hurdles.
The world champion will hope to continue her stellar form this year by retaining her world title in Budapest and defending her Diamond league title for a third successive year.
