Tobi Amusan Claims $35,000 with Second Place in London

Tobi Amusan earned $35,000 after finishing second in the women’s 100m hurdles at the Athlos meeting in London on September 18. She clocked 12.51 seconds with a 1.2m/s tailwind, just 0.01 seconds behind American Alaysha Johnson, who won with a time of 12.50 seconds.

This race marked Johnson’s 40th of the season and concluded Amusan’s campaign. The event took place at StoneX Stadium in Barnet, where Amusan faced a competitive field after her participation was confirmed in August.

Devynne Charlton, the Bahamas Commonwealth Games champion and world indoor record holder, finished third in 12.63 seconds, while Jamaica’s former world champion Danielle Williams also ran 12.63 seconds to finish fourth. Amusan's season included a second-place finish to Masai Russell at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, where she clocked 12.34 seconds against Russell’s 12.22 seconds.

Russell had previously broken Amusan's long-standing world record of 12.12 seconds. Athlos is a professional female-only track and field series created by Alexis Ohanian, with a total prize purse of $2.1 million.