Amusan, who ran in lane seven, returned in a time of 12.56 seconds to finish first in Heat 2 of the semi-final.
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The Nigerian speed star breasted the tape in 12.30 seconds to successfully defend the title she won in Tokyo
Mihambo’s gold and a bronze from the women’s 4×100 metres relay were the only medals Germany won at the championships which ended in Eugene, Oregon in the U.S. on Sunday.
The governor, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Olisa Ifeajika, Monday in Asaba, said he was elated to receive the news of the sterling performances of the duo at the event.
Brume, one of Nigeria’s few medal hopefuls at the World Athletics Championships, recorded a 6.82 metres jump
Four days into the WAC ending on July 24, Team Nigeria is yet to record any podium finish with most events already concluded.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that teams from Ghana and Republic of Benin also joined Nigerian athletes at the trials
The association said on its website on Friday that athletes would compete in 49 events over a period of 10 days at the renovated multi-purpose Khalifa International Stadium.
Though, he sounded low for the medal miss of the 4x400m quartet, but he braced up like a sprinter when other issues came up for discussion.
Several Botswana, German, Canadian, Irish and Puerto Rican athletes staying at the Tower Hotel, near Tower Bridge, have taken ill over the last few days, with some put into effective quarantine and others forced to miss their events.
The 11-time World Championships gold medallist finished second to American Christian Coleman in his semi-final, but he had to make do with third place and a bronze medal at the London Stadium.
But the 30-year-old Jamaican is still raging favourite to win his fourth 100m world title, and with good reason, according to former world and Olympic champion Bailey.
It will be recalled that Blessing Okagbare is one of the star athletes groomed by the Delta State Government and making waves in world athletics