For the second time in two months, Ghana sprinter Abdul Rasheed Saminu has broken the national 100 Metre record after running a time of 9.84 seconds.
Earlier in May this year, the University of South Florida standout sprinter, powered through the NCAA East Preliminary Round to win with a time of 9.86 seconds to break Benjamin Azamati’s record time of 9.90 seconds.
Azamati had held the national record crown since 2022; he recently finished third in his race at the Paavo Nurmi Games held on June 17 after running a time of 10.10 seconds
Saminu delivered his latest record setting feat by winning the 2025 Last Chance Qualifier that took place at the McEachern High School in Georgia.
Reacting to the impressive feat, Saminu stated on his X (former Twitter) page, “9.84 let the track do the talking”
9.84 let the track do the talking
— Saminu Abdul Rasheed (@rasheed_saminu) July 20, 2025
His time had a wind speed of 1.5 metres per second; 2024 Olympic Silver medal winner Kishane Thompson holds the world’s fastest time this year after running 9.75 seconds. Scroll down to watch Abdul Saminu Rasheed set a new national 100 Metre record.
Worlds in September will be FIRE pic.twitter.com/Ck71GDopma
— man.like.kwame (@kosh_coucou) July 20, 2025
