Nigeria’s queen of the track, Oluwatobiloba Amusan has been nominated for the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year award.
Amusan hugged the headlines last year after a number of impressive feats at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, United States of America and the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
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The 25-year-old set a new world record in the 100m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships.
The dark-skinned athlete also successfully defended her Commonwealth title in Birmingham.
Amusan capped a glorious year by also claiming the Diamond League title.
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Tennis Stars, Elena Rybakina and Carlos Alcaraz are also nominated for the award.
The others are Scottie Scheffler, Nathan Wchen and the Moroccan national team.
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