By David Kabiyesi
World Record holder, Tobi Amusan will have her hands full when she files out against two of her biggest rivals, Kendra Harrison and Jasmine Camacho-Quinn in today’s 100m hurdles final.
Harrison returned in the best of12.33s in the semi-finals while Camacho followed suit by taking Heat 3 in 12.41s, ahead of Nia Ali in 12.49s on Wednesday to qualify for the final of the 100m hurdles event at the ongoing 2023 World Athletics Championship in Budapest, Hungary.
Amusan, who ran in lane seven, returned in time of 12.56 seconds to finish first in Heat 2 of the semi-final, to ensure she booked her place in the final.
Despite a slow start, the reigning world champion recovered in time, clocking to finish ahead of Jamaican Achkara Nungent and Dutch Nadine Visser, who finished in a time of 12.60s and 12.62s respectively.
Amusan has now qualified for her third consecutive world championship final but would have to up her game to maintain her dominance.
The 26-year-old Amusan had set the world record at the 2022 World Championship in Eugene, U.S.
She had her anti-doping suspension provisionally lifted just before the commencement of the championship.
The 2023 World Athletics Championship which started on Aug. 19 is expected to end on Aug. 27.
