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Reigning world record holder, Tobi Amusan, said Monday she ready to run the 100m hurdles in under 12 seconds at the Ostrava 2023 Golden Spike Meet and Lausanne Diamond League.
Amusan is scheduled to race first in Ostrava on Tuesday, June 27th, with heavyweights such as Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, former world champion Nia Ali, and US sensation Tia Jones.
Then in Lausanne, she will open her Diamond League campaign on Friday, June 30th Camacho-Quinn, Ali, Jones, and one of the best hurdlers this season, Alaysha Johnson.
The reigning world champion will be gunning to build on her win at the Racers Grand Prix in Jamaica three weeks ago, where she won in a convincing Season’s Best (SB) of 12.57secs.
Amusan set the current world record of 12.12secs at last year’s World Championships.
She even managed 12.06secs in the final, but the time was not recognised as a new record because of tailwind.
“I’m a big believer in the Bible, nothing is impossible and 11secs? Most definitely,” Amusan told reporters ahead of Tuesday’s Golden Spike meet in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava.
“I do think it’s possible and I hope it happens during our time,” added Camacho-Quinn, who won gold at the Covid-delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
She added the world record “should be faster than what it really is”.
“You can be super fast on the 100 and you can be super fast on the 200 but sometimes that speed is too much for hurdles and it all becomes about rhythm at that point and technique.”
“It’s just about piecing it together,” added the 26-year-old Puerto Rican.