Athletics sensation, Abdul Rasheed Saminu, over the weekend shattered Ghana’s 100m report, operating a formidable 9.86 seconds to set a brand new nationwide report.
Saminu, a member of Ghana’s athletics staff delivered that explosive efficiency within the preliminary spherical of the NCAA East championship.
Before the feat, the report was held by Benjamin Azamati with a time of 9.90 seconds in 2022.
Saminu’s new time was a micro second shy of a earlier 9.87seconds (wind assisted) that certified him for this yr’s World Athletics Championship to be held within the metropolis of Tokyo in Japan in September.
.Commenting on his X Account (previously Twitter), Saminu said that it was essential for stakeholders in Ghana to pay specific consideration to athletes plying their commerce at house.
Saminu’s 9.86 seconds is the world’s main mark which makes him the world’s quickest man on the time of writing which additionally represents a private greatest. His time checks in forward of South Africa’s Akani Simbine who has clocked a time of 9.90 seconds this yr.
“Hopefully extra to return and I would like the world to know we acquired abilities in Ghana. It’s an honour to be the brand new nationwide report holder…native primarily based athletes deserve extra consideration as effectively” he wrote on X.
Former nationwide report holder, Benjamin Azamati, additionally lately secured his spot within the Athletics Championship by operating a time of 9.98 seconds on the McNabb Sprint Series on May 23 along with his time representing a private greatest for the 2 time Olympian.
Both males are more likely to compete for Ghana within the Men’s 4X100 Relay on the World Championship after Ghana secured qualification on the second day of competitors on the World Relays held in Guangzhou, China.