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Tobi Amusan says keeping her natural hair has given her good luck in her three successive Diamond League wins.
The 26-year-old made this allusion in a post on her Facebook page on Tuesday, expressing gratitude to God, two days after supporting her after running 12.33 season’s best to win the women’s 100m hurdles at the Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field in Eugene on Sunday.
The widely celebrated win saw her lift the Diamond League trophy the third time on the bounce, having achieved the feat in 2021 and 2022 in Zurich.
Incidentally, Amusan has worn her natural hair on the three occasions she has lifted the trophy, and she has shared her thoughts on the glaring coincidence.
“All glory to El RoiKeeping my natural hair for every Diamond League final may have its own good luck effect too,” stated the world record holder and Commonwealth champion, who is obviously unfazed by recent news of theThe Athletics Integrity Unit is challenging the decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal to charge her with doping violations after the body charged her with three whereabouts failures in July.
Smarting from a disappointing 6th-place finish at the World Championships in Budapest, Amusan breasted the tape ahead of rivals Camacho-Quinn (12.38) and Kendra Harrison (12.44) on Eugene.
After achieving the feat, a highly elated Amusan said she headed into the race thinking it was hers to lose and that she was thankful to God for making it happen on the Eugene track she felt was hers.
She said, “I came out here and said it’s my race to lose, and I will give my all. I said it’s 200 or nothing, because 100% of the time I am not winning today. So I came out here and told God to give me strength.
“I said this racing in Eugene is God’s track. I came here, and I’m like, This is my track; I’m going to dominate, and God did just that.
“Right now, I just want to rest. I’m just grateful to God; that’s all I can say this season. This win is not about me; it’s for my coach, my family, and everyone who supported me throughout this year. It’s been a rough one, and I’m just thankful.”
All eyes were on Amusan to storm back into reckoning in Eugene, and the Nigerian proved the setback was a flash in the pan.
Many people were of the opinion that her poor performance in Budapest wasn’t unconnected to her provisional suspension over the alleged anti-doping rule violation.
She was cleared of the charge a couple of days before the commencement of Budapest 2023, where she obviously couldn’t shake off the trauma that occurred three days after she clocked a new season best of 12.34 seconds at the Silesia Diamond League.
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