Amusan’s blistering 2025 form signals golden intent ahead of Tokyo Worlds

Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan continued her sensational 2025 campaign with a 12.38s finish for second place at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon—her third sub-12.50 clocking of the season and another statement of intent ahead of the World Championships in Tokyo.

While not her fastest this year—that honor belongs to her 12.24s season’s best in Paris—Amusan’s Eugene performance further cements what is statistically her strongest pre-championships season to date.

The 28-year-old hurdler, who set the world record of 12.12s at Hayward Field in 2022, has now dipped under 12.40 twice and under 12.50 two times in 2025, a consistency unmatched in her career.

Trailing only Jamaica’s Ackera Nugent (12.32s) in Eugene and finishing ahead of Kendra Harrison (12.50s), Amusan once again proved she thrives under pressure—especially on the track where she made history.

After a challenging 2024 Olympic year, her resurgence this season has reignited hopes for Nigeria’s first-ever World Championships medal on Japanese soil.

With Tokyo 2025 looming, Amusan’s form is peaking at just the right time