Nigeria, Sept. 17 -- President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria's Tobi Amusan after she won a silver medal in the women's 100m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

In a statement from the State House, the President praised the world record holder for once again lifting the nation's spirit with her performance. "Tobi has once again demonstrated that with patriotic fervour, coupled with hard work and determination, any height is surmountable. Her achievement is a source of national pride," President Tinubu said.

Amusan, 28, clocked 12.29 seconds to finish second in Tuesday's final, narrowly behind Switzerland's Ditaji Kambundji, who struck gold in a national record of 12.24s. Grace Stark of the United States took br...