NewsNigeriaSportsTobi Amusan Begins Season with Victory at Velocity Fest 16 in Jamaica

Nigerian sprint queen Tobi Amusan started her 2025 season on a winning note at the Velocity Fest 16 in Jamaica on Friday, 22 March 2025, claiming victory in the women’s 100m A final.

Amusan, who now trains with the Racers Track Club, clocked 11.28 seconds (-0.5 wind) to finish ahead of Jamaica’s Serena Cole (11.45s) and Anthonique Strachan of the Bahamas (11.46s).

The Velocity Fest 16 saw several standout performances from top athletes.

In the men’s 100m A final, Ackeem Blake of Dynamic Speed stormed to victory in 10.06s, beating Zharnel Hughes (10.14s) and Adrian Kerr (10.29s).

Jamaican Roshawn Clarke, the national 400m hurdles record holder, achieved a career milestone by breaking the 45-second barrier for the first time, clocking a personal best of 44.98s to win the men’s 400m.

Olympic 100m finalist Oblique Seville also impressed, taking the men’s 200m title with a season-best time of 20.53s, ahead of Javari Thomas (20.82s) and Nigel Ellis (21.13s).

In the women’s 200m, Barbadian sprinter Sada Williams won in 23.10s, narrowly beating Tia Clayton (23.11s) and Kemba Nelson (23.42s).

Meanwhile, in the women’s 400m, Shana Kaye Anderson secured first place in 52.20s, followed by Rushell Clayton (52.38s) and Alliah Baker (54.12s).

The men’s discus throw saw Fedrick Dacres dominate with a winning mark of 62.36m, ahead of Chad Wright (60.60m) and Tio-Josh Mowatt (52.07m).

The long jump and triple jump events belonged to Shawn-D Thompson, who won both, leaping 8.02m (long jump) and setting a personal best of 16.61m (triple jump).

With her season opener out of the way, all eyes will be on Tobi Amusan as she prepares for bigger challenges, including the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Nigerians will be hoping to see her replicate or even surpass her previous record-breaking performances on the world stage.

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Ezinwanne Onwuka, senior staff reporter and columnist with WAP is a Nigerian-based writer and content developer. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Her interests include reading, writing, researching and graphic designing.

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