World record holder in 100m hurdles Tobi Amusan visited her alma mater, Our Lady Of Apostles Secondary School in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State on Friday.
She was received with a guard of honour starting from the schoolโs gate. โStand up for the champion,โ they sang.
Amusan, dressed in white, waved at them in excitement.
After Amusan set a world record and won gold at the World Athletics Championship in Oregon, USA in July, some students of the school were filmed holding a picture of her and singing the national anthem.
On Friday, the students could not contain their excitement seeing a world record holder who was once like them.
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It was indeed a homecoming for Amusan to Ijebu-Ode, her place of birth, as she proudly recited the school anthem. Amusan also joined a group of dancers on the dancefloor.
The 25-year-old announced a donation of N1m and was inducted into the schoolโs hall of fame.
Moments to Savor ๐
100M Hurdles World Record Holder & Champion ๐๐จ๐๐ข ๐๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ง today 23/09/22โ makes a heroic return to her alma-mater ๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ, Ijebu โ Ode Ogun State much to the delight of the young kids.@Evaglobal01 @WorldAthletics pic.twitter.com/IULm6yA3DB
โ Love Sports (@lovesportsng) September 23, 2022
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