Nigeria’s sprint hurdler, Tobi Amusan, claimed the bronze medal in the women’s 100m hurdles at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games on Thursday, bringing her reign as Commonwealth champion to an end.
Amusan, who captured gold at the Gold Coast 2018 and Birmingham 2022 editions, had been chasing history as the first woman to win three successive Commonwealth titles in the event.
The 29-year-old finished third in the final after clocking 12.60 seconds.
The Bahamas’ Devynne Charlton stormed to the gold medal in 12.33 seconds, while Jamaica’s Megan Simmonds secured silver with a time of 12.41 seconds.
Earlier in the day, Amusan had looked on course to defend her title after delivering an outstanding display in the heats, winning her race in a wind-assisted 12.19 seconds.
Although the performance was ineligible for record recognition because the wind exceeded the legal limit, it stood as the fastest time ever recorded in the history of the Commonwealth Games under any conditions.
However, the Nigerian was unable to reproduce that blistering form in the final, as Charlton and Simmonds finished ahead of her.
Despite missing out on a historic third consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medal, Amusan maintained her impressive consistency at the competition by earning a third straight podium finish in the women’s 100m hurdles.
