Tobi Amusan of Nigeria says she will return “stronger” next year after losing the world women’s 100m hurdles title to Jamaica’s Danielle Williams on Thursday in Budapest.
Amusan told journalists after the game that it had been “a journey getting into the final,” despite everything she had been through in the previous several weeks.
“It has been God, my team and my family,” the 2022 gold winner told reporters. She thanked all her fans for supporting her through the ups and downs, promising that she will be back stronger.
Amusan hopes to get her “medal” back next year.
“Yeah, it’s a tough one; nobody likes to lose but considering what I have gone through in the past couple of months, I’m so grateful that I came out,” she enthused.
Williams, 30, who previously won in Beijing in 2015, won in 12.43 seconds, beating out Olympic winner Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico (12.44sec) and Kendra Harrison of the United States (12.46sec).
Amusan and Nia Ali, the 2019 winner, were never in contention, finishing sixth and last, respectively.
Amusan was absolved of drug violations, and her temporary suspension was removed just before the tournament.
The Nigerian track and field athlete was temporarily suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) last month for three missing whereabouts failures.
Amusan was suspended when it was determined that he had missed three drug tests in a 12-month span. Even if an athlete has never failed a drug test, this offense carries a two-year suspension.
Ultimately, the Disciplinary Tribunal announced the verdict which stated, “Tobi Amusan has not committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) of three Whereabouts Failures within a 12-month period”.
