Amusan disqualified for false start for the second time in the Diamond League
Camacho-Quinn awarded first place, $10,000 and eight points
World 100m hurdles record holder, Tobi Amusan was disqualified Saturday for violating the false rule ( (162.8) at the Suzhou Diamond League meeting in Suzhou, China.
The Nigerian however ran under protest and won the race ahead of reigning Olympic champion, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn and world indoor champion and record holder, Devynne Charlton of the Bahamas.
Amusan’s result would however not count but the 27 year old has restored confidence and will build on her performance after finishing fifth in Xiamen, also in China in the opening leg of the 2024 Diamond League series.
This would be the second time the Nigerian would be flagged for false starting at the Diamond League. The first was in 2019 at the at the Memmorial van Damme in Bruseels, Belgium.
Meanwhile, Camacho-Quinn who was awarded the race, the $10,000 prize money and the eight points says she is taking a break to ostensibly focus on her training for the Olympic Games.
“I was ready to throw it, it took such a long time to get going. I’ll take the Diamond League points and take a break. I can’t believe the time, but it is what it is.
‘There was three of is in a line, so I didn’t know who had won. The meets are just preparation (for the Olympic Games) and I know what I need to work on,’ said the Puerto Rican.
