Nigerian hurdler Tobi Amusan has earned $35,000 after finishing second in the women’s 100m hurdles at the Athlos meeting in London.
Amusan clocked 12.51 seconds (+1.2m/s) at StoneX Stadium on Friday, finishing just 0.01 seconds behind American Alaysha Johnson, who won in 12.50 seconds.
The London race marked the end of Amusan’s season.
Bahamas’ Devynne Charlton finished third in 12.63 seconds, while Jamaica’s Danielle Williams also recorded 12.63 seconds to place fourth.
Another Jamaican, Megan Simmonds, finished fifth in 12.66 seconds, while American Rayniah Jones was sixth in 12.83 seconds.
Johnson claimed the Athlos hurdles title after reigning champion Masai Russell withdrew from the London meeting earlier in the week.
For Amusan, the result brought an end to a season in which she remained among the leading competitors in the event despite losing her long-standing world record.
Russell broke Amusan’s four-year-old world record in Zurich, running 12.09 seconds to improve on the 12.12 seconds Amusan set in the semi-finals of the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
Amusan also finished second behind Russell at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, where she clocked 12.34 seconds to earn $75,000. Russell won in 12.22 seconds and collected the $150,000 top prize.
The American had also finished ahead of Amusan at the Diamond League Final in Brussels, where the Nigerian placed fourth.
The Athlos series is a professional women-only track and field competition created by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. The series offers athletes prize money, an Athlos crown designed by Tiffany & Co. and equity in the league.
The series has a total prize purse of $2.1 million, with winners of individual events eligible for $65,000.
Athlos was first held at Icahn Stadium in New York in September 2024 and was scheduled to expand to a two-day event in 2026. However, the New York meeting planned for October 2 has been cancelled
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