Nigeria's Tobi Amusan broke the women's 100 metres hurdles world record in a stunning semi-final effort at the World Championships on Sunday.
The record time of 12.12 seconds broke Kendra Harrison's mark of 12.20, as the American finished second in the heat.
She shocked the crowd at Eugene, Oregon, putting on the kind of superb performance usually reserved for prime time in the opening race of the Sunday evening schedule.
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