Tobi Amusan, the World 100m hurdles champion from Nigeria and record holder has been ranked fifth among female athletes in 2022.

The World Athletics ranked each athlete according to the points they amassed from their performances during the season, using the scoring tables of athletics.

She was 25 years old and became the first Nigerian world champion at an athletics event. In the 2022 World Championships 100m Hitch, she won the gold medal and set the current world record of 12.12 seconds in the semifinal, followed up by 12.06s in the final.

In the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Birmingham, she won gold again. She then retained her Diamond League Trophy in Zurich with a new meet record of 12.29s. Gail Devers, an American legend, held the previous record for 22 years.

The World Athletics recently ratified Amusan's women's world 100m hurdles record set at the 2022 World Championships in Oregon, the United States.

Amusan also made the shortlist of five finalists for the Women’s World Athlete of The Year Award.

Jamaica’s sprints legend, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, tops the list, followed by her compatriot, Sharicka Jackson. Venezuela’s Triple Jump queen, Yulimar Rojas, occupies the third position, and USA’s Sydney McLaughlin in fourth.

Netherland’s 400m Hurdler Femke Bol is sixth, Ethiopia’s runner Gudaf Tsegay is seventh, Ukraine’shHigh jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh is eighth, Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon is ninth, and American shot put thrower Chase Ealey is ranked tenth.

She has indeed made Nigerians proud