The world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt has congratulated Tobi Amusan, who became the first Nigerian athlete to win a World Athletics Championship gold.
Tobi had stormed to victory in the women’s 100m hurdles in Oregon on Sunday.
Quoting a tweet confirming Tobi’s win at the semis by the World Athletics official page, Bolt lauded the champion on his Twitter.
He tweeted with emoticons of the Nigerian flag and applauses saying: “Congrats.”
After Tobi’s performance in the finals, the Jamaican athlete also wrote, “Superb #Tobi.”
Tobi Amusan, who also eulogized herself while speaking about her victory in the competition said: “The goal was to come out and to win this gold.
“I believe in my abilities, but I was not expecting a world record at these championships. You know, the goal is always just to execute well and get the win. So the world record is a bonus.”
