Tobi Amusan
Nigeria
Tobi Amusan is a prominent Nigerian track and field athlete specializing in the 100 meters hurdles. She is the 2022 World Champion in the event and holds the world record with a time of 12.12 seconds. Amusan has also won gold at the Commonwealth Games and the African Championships, making her one of Nigeria's most celebrated track athletes.
World Championship Medals
Personal Bests
60 Metres Hurdles
New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
7.75
2/4/2024
100 Metres
11.10
4/15/2023
100 Metres Hurdles
World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022
12.12
7/24/2022
200 Metres
22.66
4/21/2022
60 Metres
7.41
2/2/2019
Major Championships
The XXXII Olympic Games - 100 Metres Hurdles
12.60
IAAF World Championships in Athletics - 100 Metres Hurdles
12.49
Upcoming Events
Recent Mentions
The 2024 Holloway Pro Classic features many of the world's best athletes including Erriyon Knighton, Trevor Bassic, Masai Russell, Athing Mu, Trayvon Bromell, Anna Hall, Joseph Fahnbulleh, McKenzie Long, Christian Taylor, Kyree King, Julien Forte, Dalilah Muhammad, Keni Harrison, Tobi Amusan, Robert Dunning, Favour Ofili, English Garnder, Clayton Murphy, Addy Wiley, Matthew Boling, Quincy Wilson, Travor Bassitt, Josephus Lyles, and Robert Gregory. Stay tuned for greatness.
Chris Chavez and Kyle Merber break down all of the sprints races taking place at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest from Aug. 19-27.
Here’s the full broadcast schedule and how to watch. | A full schedule of events in Eastern Time can be found here.
Here are the biggest questions around each respective event:
Women’s 100m: The best event of the world championships?
Men’s 100m: How healthy is Fred Kerley? Could Marcell Jacobs steal it again? Wide open?
Women’s 200m: Shericka Jackson vs. Gabby Thomas will surely be epic
Men’s 200m: How fast will Noah Lyles go? World record?
Men’s 400m: Who has the better comeback story: Steven Gardiner or Wayde Van Niekerk? Or Michael Norman?
Women’s 400m: Now that Sydney is out, is this Marileidy Paulino’s to lose?
Women’s 400m Hurdles: Femke Bol’s golden moment awaits
Men’s 400m Hurdles: Karsten Warholm and Rai Benjamin Round II
Women’s 100m Hurdles: What will the AIU decide on Tobi Amusan and what’s that mean for everyone else?
Men’s 100m Hurdles: Grant Holloway goes for the threepeat
CITIUS MAG’s Coverage
CITIUS MAG LIVE AT WORLDS: Our hit show from last year is back! The way we described it was “think of the TODAY Show but for track and field die-hard fans” and it delivered, featuring interviews with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Rai Benjamin, Michael Johnson, Seb Coe, Hellen Obiri, Malcolm Gladwell and many more notable friends. And this time around should be no different – every day of the World Championships, we will be inviting athletes, coaches and fellow media personalities to sit back and chat with Chris Chavez and Kyle Merber.
CHAMPS CHATS ON THE CITIUS MAG PODCAST DAILY: The CITIUS MAG team of Chris, Kyle, David McCarthy, Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison will unpack all of the day’s biggest surprises and offer up their insights and analysis from being at the new National Athletics Centre and interviewing athletes each day. The podcast recording will be streamed on YouTube at the end of every day and will be also available on The CITIUS MAG Podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to shows.
MORNING RUNS: If you’re in Budapest, there will be two chances to catch some miles with the CITIUS MAG team in partnership with ASICS: one on Aug. 21 and another on Aug. 24. We’ll have giveaways, coffee and treats for people who are in town. The runs will start at 8 a.m. from ASICS House at Erzsébet tér, 1051 Budapest.
DAILY CITIUS MAG NEWSLETTER: David Melly will recap all of the biggest moments, highlighting his must-watch athletes and events for each day while also pulling together some of our best content, photos and social moments that the CITIUS MAG team captures. You can sign up for the newsletter here.
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