Tobi Amusan ranks among world’s best athletes for 2025
Tobi Amusan has secured a top-three spot in the World Athletics rankings for the 2025 season. The Nigerian hurdler, along with Ezekiel Nathaniel and Chukwuebuka Enekwechi, has placed Nigeria firmly on the global athletics map. Their achievements in hurdles and shot put have kept the country in the international spotlight. Amusan also won a silver medal in the 100m hurdles at the Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Championships.
Match highlights
- Tobi Amusan finished the 2025 season as the third-best in the 100m hurdles worldwide, with 1,430 ranking points.
- She is the only Nigerian woman in the top five of her discipline and holds the 28th position in the overall women’s rankings for 2025.
- Ezekiel Nathaniel ended the year as the fifth-ranked 400m hurdler globally and 15th in the men’s overall standings, making a historic Diamond League debut.
- Nathaniel became the first Nigerian to run the 400m hurdles in under 48 seconds, achieving this feat nine times and setting a national record of 47.11 seconds.
- Chukwuebuka Enekwechi finished the year ranked 100th overall and seventh in shot put, joining Amusan and Nathaniel as the only Nigerians to finish the 2025 season inside the top 10 of their respective disciplines.
