For the first time in three years, Nigeria’s track star Tobi Amusan will not compete at the 49th edition of Athletissima, the 11th leg of the 2024 Diamond League in Lausanne, Switzerland, this Sunday. Amusan’s absence is significant, as her name is notably missing from the list of confirmed participants for the 100m hurdles event.
In both 2022 and 2023, Amusan finished as the runner-up in Lausanne behind Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, the then-reigning Olympic champion. In 2022, Amusan clocked 12.45 seconds, narrowly trailing Camacho-Quinn, who set a meeting record of 12.34 seconds. This performance came just a month after Amusan had shocked the world with a 12.12-second world record, followed by a wind-aided 12.06-second victory to claim the world title in Oregon, USA. That year, Amusan successfully defended her Diamond League title.
In 2023, Amusan again took second place in Lausanne with a time of 12.47 seconds, while Camacho-Quinn won with 12.40 seconds. Despite the defeat, Amusan finished her season on a high note, securing her third consecutive Diamond League title.
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