Athlos: Amusan ends 2026 season with second-place finish
Nigerian hurdler Tobi Amusan ended her season by finishing second in the women’s 100m hurdles at the Athlos meeting in London, clocking 12.51 seconds. Read More: https://punchng.com/athlos-amusan-ends-2026-season-with-second-place-finish/
Tobi Amusan earned $35,000 for securing the second-place finish in the women's 100m hurdles event at the Athlos meeting in London. The Nigerian hurdler clocked 12.51 seconds, just 0.01 seconds behind American Alaysha Johnson, who claimed victory with a time of 12.50 seconds. Johnson had completed 40 races during the season. Amusan, once a world record holder, was confirmed for the event in August and faced a formidable field at StoneX Stadium in Barnet.
Devynne Charlton from the Bahamas, a Commonwealth Games champion and world indoor record holder, placed third with a time of 12.63 seconds, tied with Jamaica's Danielle Williams, who secured fourth. Megan Simmonds of Jamaica finished fifth with a time of 12.66 seconds, while Rayniah Jones from the United States rounded out the top six with a time of 12.83 seconds.
Johnson's triumph marks her as the second Athlos hurdles champion, following Masai Russell, the reigning world record holder and Olympic champion, who withdrew earlier this week. Amusan will now compete against Williams and Charlton at the Athlos WA Ultimate Champs. The season concluded with Amusan facing the challenge of losing her long-standing world record to Russell, who ran 12.09 seconds at the Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich, just 300 millionths of a second off Amusan's 2022 World Championships time of 12.12 seconds.
Amusan previously finished second to Russell at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, pocketing $75,000. Russell has now bested Amusan three times in a row this season, including victories at the Diamond League Final in Brussels, where the Nigerian placed fourth. Athlos is a professional, all-female track and field series founded by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and Serena Williams, with a $2.1 million prize purse.
Athletes vie for a $65,000 top prize in each event and the Athlos championship trophy, which is designed by Tiffany & Co. The series also offers equity to participating athletes, aiming to elevate their status to Olympic levels.
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