Nigeria, Sept. 15 -- World record holder Tobi Amusan has booked her spot in the women's 100m hurdles final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo after storming to victory in her semifinal heat on Monday.

The Nigerian star powered home in 12.36 seconds (-0.2) to finish ahead of the Netherlands' Nadine Visser, who came second in 12.45s, while Poland's Pia Skrzyszowska placed third in 12.51s.

The win secured Amusan's fourth consecutive appearance in a World Championships final and underlined her determination to reclaim the global crown she lost in Budapest two years ago.

Drawn in lane four of a loaded semifinal, Amusan faced Visser, who set a personal best of 12.28 in Poland last month, Skrzyszowska with a 12.51 season's best, an...