You Have To Deal With It;Tobi Amusan Finally Replies Michael Johnson’s Critical Comments Over Her World Record

You Have To Deal With It;Tobi Amusan Finally Replies Michael Johnson’s Critical Comments Over Her World Record

Profoundly Nigerian athlete Tobi Amusan has finally reacted to Michael Johnson’s expression shortly after she broke the world record in the Women’s 100m Hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, USA. The 25-year-old dazed the world with her achievements in the semifinal heat with a time of 12.12 seconds, she even made a faster time for the final.

However, the mark of 12.06 seconds did not count for the record books because the wind speed was over the legal limit.

Astonished by the feat, legendary sprinter Michael Johnson expressed disbelieve over the timing of that semifinal race, Balls reports. He wrote:“I don’t believe 100h times are correct. World record broken by .08! 12 PBs set. 5 National records set. And Cindy Sember quote after her PB/NR “I thoroughly I was running slow!” All athletes looked shocked.” 

Amusan, in a chat with Beat FM, monitored by this medium, expressed disappointment with Michael Johnson’s comments, saying ‘records are meant to be broken.’ She said: “As much as I try not to answer this question, I’ll answer it this one time. At a point, I felt like you are an artiste. “Things are meant to happen; records are meant to be broken. But the fact that he just had that much to say about me, says a lot about him. 

“Because I’ve been on the circuit, he’s seen me run. I wouldn’t get mad at him because the person they expect to actually break the world record did not, so coming from a black girl from Nigeria just got them really worked up, so they got to deal with it.” 

Tobi Amusan narrates why she took a loan of $50,000 this medium earlier reported that world record holder in the Women’s 100m Hurdles, Tobi Amusan, has disclosed that she had to take a loan of $50,000 loan to prepare for the 2022 World Athletics Championships. 

The 25-year-old said this to newsmen in Lagos on Wednesday, September 22, as she returns home a week after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari. Amusan disclosed that she is prone to injuries and had to take the loan to stay in shape ahead of the competition.