She Can Go Even Faster: Coach Of Nigerian Tobi Amusan Has High Hopes For the World Champion’s Future

Posted by Alrick Swaby | 26 Jul, 2022

Coach of sprint hurdler, Tobi Amusan, Lacena Golding-Clarke says she has hopes for the Nigerian to run faster than her record breaking time at the World Championships.

Amusan posted 12.12 seconds in the semi-finals of the women’s 100-metres to break the record set by American Kendra Harrison in London in 2016.

Speaking on “From the Sidelines”, Golding-Clarke, who won a gold for Jamaica at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, says Amusan is still hungry for more accolades.

Golden-Clarke says the Nigerian is not worried about the pressure that comes with being the world record holder and the world Champion.

Lacena Golding-Clarke.

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Alrick Swaby

Alrick Swaby is a sports reporter, producer and presenter on NNN interested in telling the stories of sports and the people that play them.He's also the host of the Saturday show Sports Nation Live.

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