There’s another Australian sprinting star on the scene after 24-year-old Eddie Nketia recorded the country’s fastest ever 100m time in all conditions.
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Nketia ran a 9.84 at a US college meet on Sunday, breaking Patrick Johnson’s record of 9.88 set in 2003. As Nketia’s run came with a tail-wind of +2.8m/s, his time isn’t official.
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“Thank you god. Job’s not done,” Nketia wrote on social media after setting the record while representing the University of Southern California.
Nketia was born in New Zealand but raised in Canberra and he switched allegiances to Australia last year. His father Gus was a sprinting star and NZ record holder.
While Nketia’s time isn’t official, his performance shows just how strong the Australian sprinting stocks are.
Gout Gout and Lachlan Kennedy are the two names on everyone’s lips at the moment given their strong domestic seasons.
Kennedy holds the second fastest legal time from an Australian over 100 metres with 9.96, behind only Johnson’s 9.93.
Gout Gout’s best legal time is 10 flat but has a wind-assisted 9.99 on the CV.
Track and Field journalist Mitch Dyer posted a replay of the run on social media site X, with the following caption: Australia has a new record holder all conditions, with 24-year-old Eddie Nketia clocking a 9.84 (+2.8) in the U.S. this morning … Scary times in Aus.”