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World record holder Tobi Amusan is set for a packed week that will see her compete at the African Senior Athletics Championships in Accra before heading to Shanghai for the opening meeting of the 2026 Diamond League season.
The three-time Diamond League final winner will lead Nigeria’s contingent to the continental championships in Ghana, where she is scheduled to compete in the women’s 100m hurdles on the opening day and could return for the final. Tobi heads into the championships as one of Nigeria’s strongest medal hopes, having built an impressive record at the competition over the years.
She won gold in the women’s 100m hurdles and the 4x100m relay at the 2018 championships in Asaba before repeating the feat at the 2022 edition in Mauritius. She also claimed another relay gold medal at the 2024 championships in Douala.
Just three days after her expected outing in Ghana, the 28-year-old will switch focus to the Diamond League opener in Shanghai/Keqiao on Saturday, where she will compete in a stacked women’s 100m hurdles field featuring some of the biggest names in global athletics.
Tobi Amusan will face reigning world champion Ditaji Kambundji, Olympic champion Masai Russell, Jamaican world champion Danielle Williams and Bahamian sprint hurdler Devynne Charlton. The race lineup also includes Ackera Nugent, Tonea Marshall, Megan Simmonds and China’s Wu Yanni.
The Shanghai/Keqiao meeting will officially launch the 2026 Diamond League season, which concludes with the two-day final in Brussels on September 4 and 5. Other stars expected at the meeting include Faith Kipyegon, Shericka Jackson, Sha’Carri Richardson, Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Salwa Eid Naser.
