Kayinsola Ajayi finished third in the Diamond League Final in Brussels in 9.97 seconds, adding another elite result to a season already featuring a Nigerian record, Diamond League victories and Commonwealth bronze. One fast race can announce a sprinter. Ajayi’s 2026 is beginning to show something more important — repetition.
Masai Russell ended Tobi Amusan’s four-year reign as women’s 100m hurdles world-record holder with a blistering 12.09 in Zurich, while the Nigerian responded with a season-best 12.23.
Tobi Amusan heads into Thursday’s Weltklasse Zürich 100m hurdles carrying Nigeria’s hopes into another high-stakes collision with world No. 1 Masai Russell.
Nigeria’s Kayinsola Ajayi powered to a 9.84-second win in the men’s 100m at the London Diamond League, beating Jamaica’s world champion Oblique Seville
Amusan’s 12.28s Paris win sharpens her Diamond League push and reinforces her status as one of Nigeria’s most reliable global stars.
