Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has risen to third in the world women’s 100m hurdles rankings following her silver medal performance at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
The world record holder, 28, moved up from ninth place after accumulating 1,430 points. She now sits behind only the United States’ Grace Stark, who leads the rankings, and Switzerland’s newly crowned world champion Ditaji Kambundji in second.
Amusan also made a significant jump in the overall women’s global rankings, climbing 40 places from 68th to 28th. She is currently the only Nigerian woman in the global top 100.
There was also notable progress for 400m hurdler Ezekiel Nathaniel, who rose from 59th to 15th in the overall global standings. The 22-year-old, who broke the Nigerian record five times this season, maintains his fifth-place position in the 400m hurdles event rankings.
In the men’s shot put, Chukwuebuka Enekwechi entered the global top 100, now ranked 99th overall after his fifth-place finish in Tokyo. He holds seventh place in the shot put event rankings.
Sprinter Kanyinsola Ajayi surged 246 places in the overall rankings to 171st globally after placing sixth in the men’s 100m final. He now sits 13th in the 100m event rankings.
At the top of the overall world rankings, Sweden’s Armand Duplantis continues to lead with 1,638 points, followed by American Rai Benjamin in second and Noah Lyles in third.
On the women’s side, Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet retained the top position after winning double gold in the 5,000m and 10,000m in Tokyo.
