Team Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan finished 4th in the final race of the Women’s 100m hurdles event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, coming so close to winning a bronze medal at Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium.
Amusan got off to a late start, fought her way back but couldn’t catch up with Jamaica’s Megan Tapper who took home the bronze with a time of 12.55 seconds. The Nigerian crossed the line in 12.60 seconds to finish fourth.
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn won the title in a time of 12.37s, Puerto Rico’s historic first gold in Athletics, and also became the second Puerto Rican to ever win a gold medal. Kendra Harrison of the USA finished second in a time of 12.52 seconds.
Camacho-Quinn did not improve on the Olympic record of 12.26 she ran in the semi-finals, but she will definitely cherish the win and hopefully help her get over the devastating disqualification experience she suffered at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
It is a painful experience for Amusan who came to the Tokyo Games in fine form and has now finished 4th for the second time at a major competition in 2 years.
