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  "id": 6813517,
  "title": "Amusan wins silver at inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/amusan-wins-silver-at-inaugural-world-athletics-ultimate-championship-6813517",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-11T22:58:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/amusan-wins-silver-at-inaugural-world-athletics-ultimate-championship/"
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  "summary": "Nigeria's Tobi Amusan secured the silver medal in the women's 100m hurdles at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, Hungary. Amusan clocked 12.34 seconds, finishing behind United States Olympic champion Masai Russell, who took the gold with a time of 12.22 seconds. The silver medal came after a challenging period for Amusan, who previously finished third at the Commonwealth Games and fourth at the Diamond League Final. Despite the setbacks, she maintained a positive mindset and drew strength from her family, mentor, coach, and boyfriend. Amusan's second-place finish alongside her Commonwealth medal signifies a positive response to the challenges she faced during the season.",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Ingebrigtsen caps comeback with Ultimate 5,000m victory, Duplantis wins pole vault title",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/ingebrigtsen-caps-comeback-with-ultimate-5-000m-victory-duplantis",
        "published": "2026-09-11T19:26:33.000Z"
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        "title": "Amusan wins silver at inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/amusan-wins-silver-at-inaugural-world-athletics-ultimate-championship",
        "published": "2026-09-11T22:32:38.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "This Day",
        "title": "Tobi Amusan Wins Silver, $75,000 at Inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/tobi-amusan-wins-silver-75-000-at-inaugural-world-athletics-ultimate",
        "published": "2026-09-12T01:49:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Duplantis, Ingebrigtsen shine at World Athletics Ultimate Championship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/duplantis-ingebrigtsen-shine-at-world-athletics-ultimate-championship",
        "published": "2026-09-12T07:17:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "World Athletics Ultimate Championships: Amusan wins silver, $75,000 prize money",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/world-athletics-ultimate-championships-amusan-wins-silver-75-000",
        "published": "2026-09-12T08:04:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Mahuchikh wins inaugural Ultimate World Championship and $150,000 prize",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/mahuchikh-wins-inaugural-ultimate-world-championship-and-150-000-prize",
        "published": "2026-09-12T08:36:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "SA trio crash out in heats on difficult opening day at World Athletics Ultimate Championship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/sa-trio-crash-out-in-heats-on-difficult-opening-day-at-world",
        "published": "2026-09-12T10:38:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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