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Olympics: Tobi Amusan Misses Out on Women's 100m Hurdles Final

Tobi Amusan, Nigeria's medal hopeful in the women's 100m hurdles, was unable to secure a spot in the final of the event.

Despite being the world record holder, Amusan clocked a time of 12.55 seconds, finishing third in her heat and ninth overall in the semifinals.

The 27-year-old athlete had been in impressive form leading up to the Olympics, recording a season's best and world-leading time of 12.40 seconds (0.9) at the Jamaican Athletics Invitational in Kingston in May

Meanwhile, Nigeria's 4x400m team has now been disqualified for a lane infringement.

The team qualified for the final after finishing 2nd in heat 2 with a Season's Best of 2:59.81.

Nigeria will no longer compete in the final of the men's 4x400m race at the ongoing Paris Olympics games.


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