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More awards for Tobi Amusan as she is named the Silverbird TV 2022 Sports Personality of the Year.
World Champion and record holder Tobi Amusan is the 2022 Siverbird TV Sports Personality of the Year.
The award was presented at the yearly Silverbird Man of the Year ceremony, received by her Nigerian manager, Lanre Vigo, who made this known via his Instagram handle.
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"Congratulations @ihurdle_33.0inches on being awarded as the @silverbirdtv sports personality of the year.
I'm honoured to receive this award on your behalf and to say a few words. Honestly @ihurdle_33.0inches I wish you were here to receive all these awards in person and feel the love Nigerians have for you," he wrote.
Vigo said in his speech after receiving the award that he'll encourage private sectors and the government to invest more in athletes as there are more Tobi Amusan's out there waiting to be discovered.
"There are a lot of talented sports people in Nigeria, and I feel like if the government and private sectors invest more in these people, we will have more superstars in Nigeria.
So I'm encouraging everyone to please support Tobi Amusan on this quest to find or possibly find the next Tobi Amusan," Vigo said.
Amusan became Nigeria's first World champion and World Record holder at the World Championships in Oregon, where she won the 100m Hurdles titles in WR times of 12.12s in the semifinals and a wind-aided 12.06s in the final.
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She also successfully defended her Commonwealth Games and Diamond League titles, clocking record-breaking times of 12.30s and 12.29s respectively.
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