VIDEO: Tobi Amusan Sheds Tears As Nigerian National Anthem Is Played After Winning Gold in World Record Time

There were emotional scenes in Oregon as the Nigerian national anthem was played after Tobi Amusan won gold for her country at the World Athletics Championship.

Amusan set a new world record in the women’s 100m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, United States.

France24 reports that during the first of three semi-finals earlier in the day, Amusan won her heat when she crossed the finished line at a time of 12.12 seconds, smashing the previous best of 12.20sec set by American Kendra Harrison in 2016.

Amusan then bettered the record in the final when she streaked to the finished line in 12.05 seconds to win gold at the event and become the first Nigerian to win gold in the history of the World Athletics Championships.

Nigeria had won a total of nine medals, comprising four silver and five bronze before Amusan destroyed a strong field in the final.

Three years ago, Amusan finished fourth in Doha, Qatar.

She had earlier taken eight-hundredths of a second off American Keni Harrison‘s world record from 2016. Amusan’s previous personal best before the semi-final was 12.40, set in the first round on Saturday in Oregon.

And she got emotional as the sound of the Nigerian national anthem reverberated around the stadium she could not help but shed tears.

Tobi Amusan tried hard not to cry singing the national anthem. She held the tears, but when that line: " the labour of our 'HEROES' past, shall never be in vain." It hit her…it dawned on her that she is now a HERO herself. The tears flowed😭😭🇳🇬🇳🇬pic.twitter.com/aMVlUhNe9h

— Making of Champions (@MakingOfChamps) July 25, 2022

While the anthem played, tears could be seen flowing down her cheeks, and that was what it meant to lead your country to break the world record.

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