Nigeria’s medal hopeful, Tobi Amusan finished in third place at the just concluded women’s 100m hurdles semifinals race, Heat 1, Friday morning but will not be competing for a place in the medal podium after missing out on qualification to the final.
The Oregon 2022 World Athletics Championship gold medalist was tied with Poland’s Pia Skrzyszowskia.
Both athletes had a nervous wait to find out which of them would have another chance to reach the final through the reportage.
ALSO READ : Two Okada riders murdered in Ondo
The non-qualification slot was handed to the Polish after minutes of deliberations by the judges.
A distraught was seen fighting back tears as she made her way out of the arena.