Tobi Amusan gets her highest ranked career position for the year ending.
At the moment, there are three constant things in nature - Death, taxes, and Tobi Amusan attaining new career feats. The World Record holder added another feather to her cap, being ranked the fifth-best female athlete in 2022.
20:27 - 20.01.2023
OPINION Tobi Amusan's journey to sporting immortality only just begun
Winning the World Championships title and running the World Record is actually the beginning of Tobi Amusan's journey to sporting immortality.
The World Athletics body ranked each athlete according to the points they amassed from their performances during the season, using the scoring tables of athletics.
How Tobi Amusan is ranked fifth best athlete in the world
With Amusan, she got her most points from her World Record (WR) time of 12.12s at the World Championships in Oregon, her Commonwealth Games record-winning time of 12.30s, and her Diamond League title-winning time of 12.29s.
The 12.12s equals a 10.67s performance in the 100m, 21.68s in the 200m, and 48.38s in the 400m. Also, the 12.29s equals 10.78s in the 100m, 21.90s in the 200m, and 48.96s in the 400m.
17:57 - 09.03.2023
ATHLETICS '2022 was supposed to be my quit year' - Amusan gives an emotional breakdown on breaking the WR
In an emotional and motivational interview, Tobi Amusan opened up on what it felt like running the World Record in Oregon, and how she started her Masters because of the fear of heartbreak.
Fraser-Pryce tops 2022 list ahead of Tobi Amusan
Meanwhile, Jamaica’s sprints legend, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce tops the list, swiftly followed by her compatriot, Sharicka Jackson. Venezuela’s Triple Jump queen, Yulimar Rojas occupies the third position, and USA’s Sydney McLaughlin in fourth.
Netherland’s 400m Hurdles sensation Femke Bol is sixth, Ethiopia’s middle distance runner Gudaf Tsegay is seventh, High Jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine is eighth, Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon is ninth, and Shot Put thrower Chase Ealey occupies the tenth position.
19:59 - 16.12.2022
OPINION Was Tobi Amusan cheated out of Female World Athlete of the Year Award?
Based on the reactions garnered on all social media platforms, with most suggesting there may have been foul play on Tobi Amusan not winning the Female World Athlete of the Year Award.