Tobi Amusan took silver in the women’s 100m hurdles at the 2025 World Championships.
She received $55,000 in prize money and bonuses, showing her consistency on the world stage.
Nigeria’s sprint queen, Tobi Amusan, claimed silver in the women’s 100m hurdles at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Monday, taking home a combined $55,000 (₦82.5m) in prize money and kit bonuses.
The 28-year-old clocked 12.29s to finish second behind Switzerland’s Ditaji Kambundji, who stunned the field to win gold in a national record time of 12.24s. American Grace Stark secured bronze in 12.34s, while compatriot Masai Russell narrowly missed the podium with 12.44s after clipping several hurdles.
Amusan’s runner-up finish earned her $35,000 (₦52.5m) from World Athletics, while Nigeria’s official kit supplier, Hiracer, added a $20,000 (₦30m) silver-medal bonus. Combined, the Ogun State-born star walked away with $55,000 (₦82.5m).
“This company said they would give any gold medalist $30,000, silver medalist $20,000, and bronze medalist $10,000. So they should concentrate, work hard and try to win, and then they will win their money,” Athletics Federation of Nigeria President Tonobok Okowa confirmed.
The silver medal is Amusan’s second career World Championships podium finish, following her record-breaking gold medal run of 12.12s in Eugene in 2022.
It also marks Nigeria’s 12th medal in World Championships history.
Amusan had earlier impressed in the semi-finals, clocking 12.36s to qualify as one of the favorites.
Though unable to hold off Kambundji’s late surge in the final, the result reaffirms her status among the world’s elite hurdlers.
The Tokyo showdown was one of the most competitive in recent memory. Poland’s Pia Skrzyszowska (12.49s) and Bahamian Devynne Charlton (12.49s) followed closely behind, while defending champion Danielle Williams of Jamaica finished seventh in 12.53s. Nadine Visser of the Netherlands rounded off the field in 12.56s.
