African Games: Amusan wins third consecutive 100m hurdles title

Tobi Amusan has won the gold medal in the women’s 100 meters hurdles at the 2024 African Games in Ghana. 

The world record holder clocked 12.89 seconds to finish way ahead of her competitors at the University of Ghana stadium, Accra, on Wednesday.

Mozambique’s Sidoane Fiadanantsoaso and Ashley Tinashe of Zimbabwe took silver and bronze medals, respectively.

Amusan faced the scare of disqualification after she suffered a false-start during the first attempt to commence the race. However, she was let off the hook by the officials, who issued her a yellow card instead.

The victory was Amusan’s third consecutive African Games title. The 26-year-old earlier won gold in the 2015 African Games in Brazzaville and in Rabat 2019.

Amusan continued her impressive start to the season after she set a new African women’s indoor women’s in 60-meter hurdles in February.

In the men’s 400 meters race, Chidi Okezie clocked 45.06 seconds to win the gold medal.

Samukonga Muzala of Zambia finished second with a time of 45.37 seconds, and Senegal’s Diouf Tidiane won bronze.

Okezie’s performance was a massive improvement on the bronze he won in 2019 in Rabat.

Also, Joseph Esther won the silver medal in the women’s 400 meters race. She was beaten to the gold by Mari Moraa of Kenya, who clocked 50.57 seconds.