1. Tobi Amusan
Our No.1 Nigerian athlete to certainly watch out for in 2017 is sprints hurdler, Tobi Amusan. Here’s a quick lowdown of her key performances in 2016 and why she deservedly sits in this position:
She’s the Conference USA 60m Hurdles Indoor Champion; Conference USA 100m Hurdles/200m Champion and Silver medallist in the Long Jump; High point scorer at Conference USA Outdoor Championships; Conference USA Female Track and Field athlete of Year 2016; NCAA Division I 100m Hurdles Silver Medallist; UTEP 100m Hurdles Record holder (12.83s); African Junior Record (AJR) holder; World Junior Championships finalist, and Rio Olympics semifinalist.
Worthy of note is the fact that she achieved all of these in her first year abroad at the University of Texas, El Paso. Amusan currently stands as the favourite to break Glory Alozie’s National Record (NR) of 12.44s.
The multi-talented sprinter has already started the 2017 season on a victorious note, clocking a PB of 8.18s in the heats, before winning the 60m Hurdles in 8.19s at the Commodore Invitational in Nashville, Tennessee.
This proves her readiness for an explosive season of scaling the hurdles, and if there’s any athlete who knows how to surmount obstacles, it is certainly Tobi Amusan!
Why did the writer state ” the light skinned sprinter”. That does not make her prettier, nor smart or faster. I can believe that this was published.