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Tobi Amusan receives the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON)

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2 years ago

September 15, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday conferred the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) on Tobi Amusan..

Amusan recently hit the headlines after winning a gold medal in the 100m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, United States of America.

Amusan also set a new world record in the process.

The 25-year-old was the first Nigerian athlete (male or female) to achieve the feat.

The Ogun-state-born athlete also won a gold medal in the same event at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Just last week, she successfully defended her Diamond League title.

The athlete also broke the 22-year-old record set by America’s Gail Devers.