The chief whip of the senate senator (Dr) Orji Uzor kalu on Monday expressed heartfelt congratulations to Tobi Amusan for winning the women’s 100m hurdles gold for Nigeria at the World Athletics Championship 2022.
Congratulations to Nigeria. Congratulations Tobi Amusan as smashed the 100M hurdles World Record. The first Nigerian to ever win Gold.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the feat by the 25-year-old meant that she made history as the first Nigerian to win a world title and an unprecedented world record in one day.
Amusan first ran a blistering 12:12 seconds to shatter the world record of 12:20 seconds set by Kendra Harrison of U. S. in the semi-finals she then followed up with a (+2.5) wind assisted 12.06s in the final.
The chief whip thanked the track superstar for making the Nigerian national anthem resonate again from the international podium as she became the first Nigerian to win a World Championship.
Senator (Dr) Orji Uzor kalu
The chief whip of the senate federal republic of Nigeria.