It’s World Champion Vs Olympic Champion in Lausanne!
Amusan and Camacho-Quinn go head to head for the 15th time since 2016
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan, the reigning Diamond League champion and world record holder will open her 2023 Diamond League campaign with a mouth watering face over the high hurdles with reigning Olympic champion, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico at the Athletissima meeting in Lausanne in June.
Amusan and Camacho-Quinn vied for supremacy in the women’s 100m hurdles last season, and Lausanne promises to be the next chapter in a thrilling rivalry.
The Nigerian is the reigning world champion and world record holder (12.12) and won her second straight Diamond Trophy at the Diamond League final in Zurich in September.
Camacho-Quinn, meanwhile, was the most consistent winner on the Diamond League circuit over the past two seasons, claiming six victories in nine races over the course of the season.
That included a handful of victories over Amusan, including at last year’s Athletissima in Lausanne, where the Puerto Rican star clocked a meeting record of 12.34.
Amusan, meanwhile, delivered her standout performance in the Diamond League final, setting a meeting record of 12.29 to defend her title and frustrate Camacho-Quinn at the crucial moment.
Camacho-Quinn has already got points on the board in her bid to qualify for this year’s final, having won the 100m hurdles at the season opener in Doha last Friday.
The two stars will clash for the 15th time since June 2016 when the Puerto Rican edged the Nigerian to win the NCAA Championships in Eugene.
Amusan got her revenge a year later, winning the 2017 NCAA Championships by the narrowest of margins (12.57 to 12.58) ahead of Camacho-Quinn.
The Olympic champion holds an 8-6 head-to-head lead over the World champion who holds a 12.59 personal season’s best.
