The fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt has reacted to the feat that was achieved by Nigeria’s Oluwatobiloba Amusan.
READ TOBI AMUSAN’S MESSAGE BEFORE BREAKING THE WORLD RECORD
Bolt took to his official Twitter account to congratulate the Nigerian for setting a new world record at the World Athletics Championship in Oregon. Bolt is the only sprinter to win Olympic 100 meters and 200 meters titles at three consecutive Olympics (2008, 2012, and 2016). He also won two 4 × 100 relay gold medals.
Tobi set a record of 12.12 seconds by breaking a 12.20 seconds six-year-old record held by Keni Harrison of the United States in 2016. She achieved this feat by setting a personal best record, season’s best, the national record, African best and the World Record.
Jamaica’s Britany Anderson took silver in 12.23sec, while Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico claimed bronze in 12.23.
