Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan clocked her fastest 100m time of the season, finishing in 11.18 seconds (with a 1.8m/s tailwind) at the Racers Grand Prix in Kingston, Jamaica a World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meet early Sunday morning, according to report.
Competing in a tightly contested women’s final before 15,000 spectators, Amusan finished fourth behind three Jamaican sprinters and one American. All top four runners set their season-best times, with the top two also hitting the qualification mark for the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo. Running from lane two and representing Racers Track Club, Amusan reacted to the gun in 0.198s and improved on her previous season’s best of 11.28s set in March at the Velocity Fest.
This marked only her second 100m flat race of the season and her third in over a year as she gradually transitions from her main event, the 100m hurdles, to flat sprints.
The race was won by Jamaica’s Tina Clayton, who ran a quick 10.98s from lane three with a reaction time of 0.179s. “I was expecting a strong performance,” said Clayton. “The last time I felt this nervous, I ran a 10.9, so I knew something good was coming.” She emphasized her aim to maintain consistency throughout the season.
American Jacious Sears finished second in 11.04s, comfortably under the World Championships qualifying mark. She also had the fastest reaction time in the field at 0.158s. Jamaican teenager Alana Garren Reid, born in 2005, placed third in 11.16s. Amusan came in fourth, showing commendable form despite being a relative newcomer to the flat sprint event. Tina Clayton’s twin sister, Tia Clayton, rounded out the top five with an 11.24s finish.
Amusan’s steady improvement since relocating to Jamaica in November 2024 to train under renowned coach Glen Mills at Racers Track Club appears to be paying off. Her move from the U.S. was reportedly driven by a desire to boost her sprinting abilities and better integrate speed into her hurdling technique.
She opened her sprint season with an 11.41s run in the Velocity Fest heats, improving to 11.28s in the final. At the Tom Jones Memorial in Florida this April, she clocked 11.26s to finish third. Her 11.18s on Saturday now stands as her best since she ran a personal best of 11.10s in 2023.
In other highlights from the Racers Grand Prix:
Olympic silver medallist Kishane Thompson won the men’s 100m in a blistering 9.88s (0.0m/s), ahead of fellow Jamaican Oblique Seville, who posted a season-best 9.97s.
South Africa’s Gift Leotlela (10.04s) and U20 world champion Bayanda Walaza (10.06s) came third and fourth, respectively.
Olympic bronze medallist Rasheed Broadbell edged American Trey Cunningham in the men’s 110m hurdles, 13.06s to 13.08s (0.7m/s), marking his third win over Cunningham in five meetings.
In the women’s 100m hurdles, USA’s Alia Armstrong equaled the meet record with a 12.54s run (1.1m/s), followed by The Bahamas’ Devynne Charlton in 12.65s.
World champion Shericka Jackson secured the women’s 200m in a season-best 22.53s (1.0m/s).
Jamaican champion Bryan Levell thrilled the crowd with a winning 19.79s performance in the men’s 200m.
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