100 hurdles World Record holder, Tobi Amusan became the cynosure of all eyes yesterday as thousands of fans stormed the Budapest Stadium, yesterday, to cheer Nigeria’s golden girl as she trained ahead of today’s hostilities in an attempt to defend her title at the ongoing World Athletics Championship.
Amusan will begin her title defense 6.12p.m. today at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest.
The fans cheered every move Amusan made during her morning training, with some urging her to rise above her recent travails and prove doubters wrong.
The 26-year-old Nigerian was cleared Thursday last week to compete after the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) freed her from a Whereabouts Failures charge.
Amusan has been drawn to run from lane four, just outside Olympics bronze medal winner, Megan Tapper of Jamaica, in the fifth and final heat of the first round.
The reigning Nigeria, African, Commonwealth, and Diamond League champion will be seeking to be one of the four automatic qualifiers for the semifinals.
The world record holder will be looking to retain her title to complete a successful defence of all five titles she has won from national, continental, and world levels.