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Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by YonkijiSappo: 9:42am On Apr 08, 2017

A Nigerian sprint hurdler Tobiloba Amusan has been rewarded for her spectacular showing last week at the 90th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays where she ran a new 12.72 seconds meeting record to win the 100m hurdles Gold 100m hurdles.

The feat earned her Conference USA Athlete of the Week in her event.

It was Amusan's second straight C-USA weekly honour.

The Nigerian clocked the fastest-qualifying time (12.75) in the 100m hurdles at the Texas Relays. On Saturday, Amusan shaved .03 seconds (12.72) off her preliminary time to defend her Texas Relays title, while also breaking the meet record set by Ashlee Williams (12.83) in 2005. The hurdler continues to hold the No.1 spot nationally with her 12.63 seconds lifetime best registered last week at the UTEP Springtime meet.

Oluwatobiloba Ayomide Amusan (born April 23, 1997) is a Nigerian sprinter. She claimed gold in the 100 metres hurdles event at the 2015 African Junior Athletics Championships in Addis Ababa. In 2015, while making her All-Africa Games debut, she won gold in the 100 metres hurdles event at the 2015 All-Africa Games. She eclipsed Kim Turner's 100mH UTEP record in 2016, with a 2016 best of 12.83 s.

https://www.completesportsnigeria.com/nigerian-track-star-amusan-named-athlete-week-usa/

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Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by Nobody: 9:48am On Apr 08, 2017

Awesome stuff...No surprises tho. I mean, who else if not a Yoruba woman? Our women swallow records not cucumbers cheesy

And they are the preservers of our culture.

Eyin sisi e jade jo wink

E pepper won pelu tatase grin

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Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by Nobody: 9:55am On Apr 08, 2017

Food for those people.

wink

Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by auntysimbiat(f): 10:09am On Apr 08, 2017

nice one

Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by MJBOLT: 10:10am On Apr 08, 2017

Igbos making us proud with brain power, afonjas making us proud with sporting prowess

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Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by FlyoruB: 10:13am On Apr 08, 2017

Dem dey feel that Yoruba swagger all the way in Ame... cool

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Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by Nobody: 10:14am On Apr 08, 2017

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Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by Sheggun1: 10:15am On Apr 08, 2017

nice one

Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by YonkijiSappo: 10:15am On Apr 08, 2017

MJBOLT:
Igbos making us proud with brain power, afonjas making us proud with sporting prowess

Nope.
Omoluabis making Nigeria proud everywhere. Brain power, Sports, Music, Highest grossing Nigeria movies, Fashion, Industry... name it.
We are all rounders, so don't even try limiting us to your silly categories.

We are too great a race to be contained within just certain fields of human endeavour.

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Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by MJBOLT: 10:20am On Apr 08, 2017

you've made ya point, oya swerve

YonkijiSappo:

Nope.
Omoluabis making Nigeria proud everywhere. Brain, Sports, Music, Highest grossing Nigeria movies, Fashion, Industry... name it.
We are all rounders, so better don't even try limiting us to your silly categories.

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Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by YonkijiSappo: 10:21am On Apr 08, 2017

MJBOLT:
you've made ya point, oya swerve

E pain am ooO!!

Ntoor!

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Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by MJBOLT: 10:27am On Apr 08, 2017

ya stupidity deserves an Olympic gold medal

YonkijiSappo:

E pain am ooO!!

Ntoor!

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Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by gud4dbest(m): 10:52am On Apr 08, 2017

Clap

Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by damilolammm(m): 2:49pm On Apr 08, 2017

Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by YonkijiSappo: 2:50pm On Apr 08, 2017

Why always Yorubas?
some might ask,... but the truth is that Yorubas are born achievers.

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Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by FlyoruB: 2:50pm On Apr 08, 2017

Hmm... Omo Yoruba ni mi o... SWAGGER~

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Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by Godprotectigbo5(f): 2:50pm On Apr 08, 2017

let me come and b going

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Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by henrydadon(m): 2:51pm On Apr 08, 2017

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2

3..
oya tribal war start..let me grab my popcorn since seun have refuse to do something about the tribal war that only seem to exist only nairaland.

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Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by hucienda: 2:52pm On Apr 08, 2017

Congratulations Tobiloba!

East coast and West coast e-warriors. Over to you.

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Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by Truepee(m): 2:52pm On Apr 08, 2017

Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by princechurchill(m): 2:52pm On Apr 08, 2017

Amusan hmmm rugged surname grin

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Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by ANTONINEUTRON(m): 2:52pm On Apr 08, 2017

And Jamb Make Person Stander Of The Week
(Stand From 6:30am To 6:00; Mon-fri)

I Wish...
But Man Must Make Am

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Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by twilliamx(m): 2:52pm On Apr 08, 2017

Omo oduaa kare.!!!! oduaa a gbe oo

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Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by YungMillionaire: 2:53pm On Apr 08, 2017

Haba this Yoruba vs Igbo rivalry will crash NL grin

. Yorubas are achievers no doubt but the Igbos are not that far behind.

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Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by sammyj: 2:53pm On Apr 08, 2017

Good. I am proud to be Omouluwabi anytime any day

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Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by YungMillionaire: 2:53pm On Apr 08, 2017

Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by YoruBanger: 2:53pm On Apr 08, 2017

Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by Crying4NIGERIA(m): 2:54pm On Apr 08, 2017

YonkijiSappo:

E pain am ooO!!
Ntoor!

hope u ve registered for JAmb

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Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by Godprotectigbo5(f): 2:54pm On Apr 08, 2017

Re: Tobiloba Amusan Emerges The United States Athlete Of The Week by Dicedpineapple(f): 2:54pm On Apr 08, 2017

Kenshiiii:

for ur mind

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