Tobi Amusan breaks Commonwealth Games record to claim Gold at Birmingham 2022

Tobi Amusan has won the 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medal in the 100m hurdles in a record time.

The reigning World champions and the defending Commonwealth Games gold medalist lived up to the expectations.

Tobi Amusan started the race gradually and picked up in the course of the race to retain her Commonwealth Games gold.

Amusan blazing through

This time she didn’t just win, but she did it by smashing the old Commonwealth Games record and setting another one with a time of 12.30s.

The silver goes to Devynne Charlton of the Bahamas, who finishes in 12.58 – just ahead of England’s Sember who clocks 12.59.

The 25-year-old athlete is now a two-time Commonwealth Games gold medalist.

Tobi Amusan also holds the African, World, and Commonwealth Games records.

Her gold medal takes Nigeria’s medal hauls to 31.

MAKE THAT 31 = 10 🏅 + 8 🥈 + 13 🥉

1. Olarinoye Adenike Adijat – Gold in the women’s 55kg weightlifting

2. Edidiong Joseph Umoafia – Bronze in men’s 67kg Weightlifting

3. Rafiatu Folashade Lawal – Gold in women’s 59kg Weightlifting

4. Islamiyat Adebukola – Bronze in women’s 64kg weight lifting

5. Taiwo Laidi – silver in women’s 76kg weightlifting

6. Mary Taiwo Osijo – Bronze in women’s 87kg weightlifting

7. Chioma Onyekwere – Gold in women’s discus

8. Obiageri Amechi – Bronze in women’s discus

9. Innocent Nnamdi – Bronze in men’s lightweight powerlifting category

10. Goodness Chiemerie Nwachukwu – Gold in F42 Discus

11. Folashade Oluwafemiayo – Gold in women’s Heavyweight Powerlifting

12. Bose Omolayo – Silver in women’s Heavyweight Powerlifting

13. Ikechukwu Obichukwu – SIlver in medal in men’s Heavyweight Powerlifting

14. Odunayo Adekuoroye – Gold in women’s 57kg Freestyle wrestling

15. Blessing Oborududu – GOld in women’s 68kg Freestyle Wrestling

16. Esther Kolawole – Bronze in women’s 62kg freestyle wrestling

17. Eucharia Iyiazi – Gold in women’s F55-57 Shot Put

18. Ugochi Alam –Bronze in women’s F55-57 Shot Put

19. Faith Obazuaye – Bronze women’s Singles Classes 6-10 Para Table

20. Miesinnei Mercy Genesis – Gold in women’s Wrestling Freestyle 50kg

21. Ebikewenimo Welson – Silver in men’s Freestyle 57kg Wrestling

22. Ogbonna John – Bronze in the men’s Freestyle 74kg

23. Ogunkunle Isau – Bronze in the Men’s Singles Classes 3-5 Para Table

24. Cynthia Ogunsemilore – Bronze in the women’s Boxing Lightweight

25. Hannah Rueben – Silver medal in the 76kg women’s Wrestling

26. Nasiru Sule – Silver Men’s Singles Classes 3-5 Para Table

27. Ifeanyi Onyekwere – Bronze in men’s boxing Super-heavyweight

28. Jacinta Umunnakwe – Bronze in the Women’s Middleweight event.

29. Ifechukwude Christiana IKPEOYI – Silver in Women’s Para Table-Tennis

30. Favour Ofili – Silver in women’s 200m

31. Tobi Amusan – Gold in women’s 100m hurdles