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Amusan begins bid for third Commonwealth title

By Daily Sports Nigeria on July 30, 2026

Reigning Commonwealth Games champion and world record holder in the women’s 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan, will launch her quest for a third consecutive title on Thursday (today) at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.

Amusan has won gold at the last two editions of the Games and has been drawn in the first of two heats, where she will line up against Ghana’s Evonne Britton, Canada’s Mariam Abdul-Rashid, Jamaica’s Kerrica Hill and other challengers.

The second heat features other leading contenders, including the Bahamas’ Devynne Charlton and Jamaica’s Megan Simmonds.

The heats are scheduled for 11:30 a.m., while the final will take place at 9:49 p.m. at the Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow.

The Nigerian enters the competition as the favourite, boasting the fastest season’s best in the field at 12.28 seconds.

Before arriving in Glasgow, Amusan finished second at the star-studded Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, United States—the same venue where she set the world record of 12.12 seconds four years ago.

This season, the 29-year-old has clocked 12.28 seconds on three occasions and claimed two Diamond League victories, winning in Paris and Rabat.

Amusan won her maiden Commonwealth Games title at the 2018 Games in Gold Coast, Australia, in a time of 12.68 seconds to become the first Nigerian woman to win the event at the Games.

Four years later in Birmingham, she successfully defended her title in a Games record of 12.30 seconds.

She will be aiming to complete a historic hat-trick of Commonwealth titles and could also lower her own Games record based on her form this season.

After the Commonwealth Games, Amusan will return to the Diamond League circuit, having already qualified for the final scheduled for September 4 and 5 in Brussels, Belgium. She will also be seeking to reclaim the Diamond League title after winning three consecutive crowns from 2021 to 2023.

Source Punch Ng

Posted July 30, 2026