Tobi Amusan has won the gold medal in the women’s 100 meters hurdles at the 2024 African Games in Ghana.
It is the third consecutive time Amusan is winning that race, having won gold in the 2015 African Games in Brazzaville and 2019 in Rabat.
The world record holder clocked 12.89 seconds to win at the University of Ghana stadium, Accra, while Mozambique’s Sidoane Fiadanantsoaso and Ashley Tinashe of Zimbabwe took silver and bronze medals.
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.
In the men’s 400 meters race, Chidi Okezie clocked 45.06 seconds to win the gold medal.
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.
