Ghanaian sprinter Saminu Abdul Rasheed has damaged his personal nationwide document, working 9.84 seconds within the males’s 100 metres on the 2025 Final Likelihood Qualifier in Georgia.
The 27-year-old College of South Florida athlete improved his earlier finest time by 0.02 seconds at McEachern Excessive Faculty, cementing his place as Ghana’s quickest man ever.
Fellow Ghanaian Mustapha Bokpin completed second within the race with a time of 10.09 seconds, making it a robust displaying for Ghana’s sprinting programme.
This newest achievement makes Saminu the joint third-fastest man globally this 12 months, behind solely Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson who ran 9.75 seconds and Indirect Seville with 9.83 seconds.
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Saminu first turned Ghana’s quickest man in Might
Earlier this 12 months, Saminu first broke Benjamin Azamati’s long-standing national record of 9.90 seconds when he clocked 9.86 seconds on the NCAA East Preliminary Spherical in Might, briefly making him the world’s quickest man of 2025.
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The sprinter has already certified for the World Championships in Tokyo, the place he’ll look to construct on his semi-final look on the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Saminu’s outstanding progress has seen him rework from promising expertise to world-class athlete since becoming a member of the College of South Florida Bulls. His NCAA efficiency got here near Christian Coleman’s NCAA document, lacking it by simply 0.04 seconds.
The Ghanaian has loved a breakthrough 12 months, beforehand working a wind-assisted 9.87 seconds earlier than delivering his authorized private finest when it mattered most.
Already recognised as USF’s Male Athlete of the 12 months for 2024, Saminu has damaged a number of indoor and out of doors data while incomes First Workforce All-American standing within the 60 metres.
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His fast rise represents a major increase for Ghanaian athletics on the worldwide stage.
