By Monica Iheakam
World champion Tobi Amusan will shake off the trauma of her run in with the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) as she begins defense of her world 100m hurdles title today in Budapest.
The reigning world and African champion was cleared last Thursday by the AIU to compete at the world athletics championship from her violation of the anti-doping rule.
Drawn in lane 4, Amusan will file out amongst other title cashiers by 6pm at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary.
The reigning Nigeria, African, Commonwealth and Diamond League champion will be seeking to be one of the four automatic qualifiers for the semifinals.
At this stage last year, Amusan started her campaign to immortality with a 12.40 African record before smashing the 12.20 world record set by Kendra Harrison in 2016 with an incredible 12.12 run.
The sprint hurdler completed her astonishing run with an historic gold medal in the final, running a wind-aided 12.06 to become the first Nigerian world outdoor champion.
