Tobi Amusan guns for first Diamond League win in Stockholm

Tobi Amusan guns for first Diamond League win in Stockholm

Funmilayo Fameso 16:28 - 01.07.2023

Tobi Amusan is among the top stars listed to compete at the Stockholm Diamond League meet, and she will be targeting her first win against a respectable field.

Nigeria's Tobi Amusan will be gunning for her first Diamond League win of the year in Stockholm when she lines up in her trademark event on Sunday, July 2nd.

The World Record (WR) holder set the current WR of 12.12s in the semi-finals at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, and in the final, ran even faster in 12.06s but with a little too much wind.

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Amusan will aim to bounce back from her loss in her first Diamond League race of the year in Lausanne, where Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn outran her in the closing stages in 12.40s, and she tied her Season's Best (SB) of 12.47s.

This time in Stockholm, the World champion will have her goals set on getting the vital win, lowering this time, and breaking the stadium record of 12.38s set by Brianna McNeal in 2018.

However, to achieve this, Amusan will have to overcome a respectable field that includes Finnish European indoor champion, Reeta Hurske having an SB time of 12.70s.

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