Team Nigeria's Tobi Amusan will begin her journey towards winning her first Olympic Games medal on Saturday in the 100m hurdles.
Tobi Amusan of Nigeria competes in the Women’s 100 metres hurdles semi finals during the 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019. Photo: IAAF
The 24-year-old has been improving on her performance and what would have been a new African record for her was struck off after the timer malfunctioned during the National Trials in Lagos just prior to the Olympics.
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