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Eddie Osei-Nketia Smashes The New Zealand Men’s 100m Record
Eddie Osei-Nketia posted a blistering time of 10.08 (-0.3m/s) to better his father’s long-standing New Zealand men’s 100m record and advance through to the semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon today.
The New Zealand champion made a slick start and was always prominent in a race which included Kenyan 9.77 sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala. Running from lane two in heat seven, the Kiwi maintained his form to the finish, placing second to chip 0.03 from his father, Gus’ 28-year-old national record set at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
Japan’s Abdul Hakim Sani Brown took victory in the heat in a 9.98 with Omanyala in 10.10 banking the third automatic qualification spot.
Eddie, who shaved 0.04 from his lifetime best. will next take to the track in the semi-finals at 1pm on Sunday.
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