Ghana’s quickest man Abdul-Rasheed Saminu will face off in opposition to each the world’s quickest man and Africa’s quickest sprinter when he strains up on the István Gyulai Memorial meet in Budapest on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
The Ghanaian 100m file holder makes his European circuit debut in opposition to a stellar discipline that includes Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson; who ran the world’s quickest time this 12 months, and Kenya’s Ferdinand Omanyala, Africa’s all-time quickest man.
Saminu has loved a exceptional 2025 season, twice breaking Ghana’s national record. He first ran 9.86 seconds in Might earlier than enhancing to 9.84s seven weeks later, a time that ranks seventh globally this 12 months.
The 27-year-old former College of Ghana scholar completed his collegiate profession at June’s NCAA championships and now will get his greatest check but in opposition to world-class opposition within the Hungarian capital.
