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Sets Meet Record with 100m Hurdles Victory Tobi Amusan at 2025 Rabat Diamond League
Summary
- Tobi Amusan won the 100m hurdles at the 2025 Rabat Diamond League with a season-best 12.45s, setting a new meet record.
- She defeated top competitors including Nadine Visser and Pia Skrzyszowska, after earlier fourth-place finishes in Xiamen and Shanghai.
- The win marks a major comeback after a tough 2024 season, boosting her momentum ahead of the World Championships in Tokyo.
Rabat, Morocco — Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan stormed back into top form with a record-breaking victory in the women’s 100m hurdles at the 2025 Rabat Diamond League, clocking a season-best 12.45 seconds under a legal wind of +1.2 m/s.
The win, achieved on May 25 in Morocco, marked her first major triumph of the season and shattered the previous meet record of 12.51 seconds set by American Brianna McNeal in 2018.
Amusan, the reigning world record holder, showcased her dominance by outrunning a strong field. Nadine Visser of the Netherlands finished second with a season-best 12.67s, while Poland’s Pia Skrzyszowska came in third at 12.69s, also a season best.
Other top performances included Switzerland’s Ditaji Kambundji (12.71s) and Italy’s Giada Carmassi (12.81s, personal best), underscoring the depth of talent on display.
The victory was especially significant for Amusan, following two fourth-place finishes earlier in May at the Xiamen (12.74s) and Shanghai Diamond League meets.
Reflecting on her resurgence, Amusan credited increased focus on hurdle drills: “More hurdles practice, because I had been doing more sprinting. After the first two Diamond League meetings, I knew I had to go back to doing more hurdle drills.”
After a disappointing 2024 season that saw her miss the Paris Olympics final, Amusan’s Rabat performance signaled a powerful return to elite form. Training under renowned coach Glen Mills at the Racers Track Club in Jamaica, she now heads into the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo as a top contender.
Her win ignited celebrations on social media, with Nigerians hailing her as a symbol of resilience and national pride.
