Tobi Amusan bags master’s degree from US university

Tobi Amusan, the world record holder and Adidas track athlete, has bagged a master’s degree from a university in the United States.

Amusan graduated with a master of arts in leadership studies and sports management degree at the University of Texas El Paso, where she obtained her first degree in health promotion and minor in nutrition in 2019.

The world record athlete announced the news on social media on Thursday while narrating how she prepared her mind for her academic journey

According to her, the new journey was challenging but she pulled through with the support of people around her whom she acknowledged in her Instagram post. Amusan thanked God for her latest achievement.

Amusan put the world on notice in 2022 when she became Nigeria’s first World Record (WR) holder in any track and field event, where she won the 100m hurdles titles in WR times of 12.12s in the semifinals and a wind-assisted 12.06s (2.6m/s) in the final.

She continued her blistering run of form by adding more Commonwealth and Diamond League titles to her collection. She raced to the record-breaking times of 12.30s (games record) and 12.29s (meeting record) to successfully defend both titles.

With her accomplishment, the 25-year-old Amusan became the first world champion to win gold in the event and the first Nigerian athlete to be crowned champion at all levels of athletics in the same year.

She beat Jamaican duo Danielle Williams, Megan Tapper, England’s Cindy Sembre, Michelle Jenneke of Australia, and Devynne Charlton of the Bahamas.

In 2023, she became the first nominated Nigerian for the 2023 Laureus World Sports Award in the Breakthrough of the Year category.

Tobi Amusan was among 36 outstanding Nigerians in the Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) Global 100 Under 40 Class of 2023. She appeared in the Media and Culture category.

Plug Sports manages Tobi Amusan. It is a leading Nigerian-based sport management outfit and a sub-division of Plug Entertainment Limited.

Lanre Vigo heads Plug Sports. Some other sports personalities managed by Plug Sports include soccer players Asisat Oshoala, Henry Onyekuru, and Clement Ugah.