Saminu turns into world’s quickest runner in 2025 after smashing Ghana’s 100m document
Abdul-Rasheed Saminu turned the world’s quickest man this yr after smashing Ghana’s 100m document with an excellent 9.86 seconds at Friday’s NCAA East Preliminary Spherical.
The College of South Florida runner’s beautiful efficiency did not simply break Ghanaian data, it made him the quickest sprinter globally this season and introduced him inside touching distance of NCAA historical past, simply 0.04 seconds behind Christian Coleman’s faculty document.
Saminu’s lightning-fast run beat Benjamin Azamati’s 2022 nationwide document of 9.90 seconds by 4 hundredths of a second, while reserving his place at September’s World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
The 27-year-old’s unimaginable rise continues a outstanding yr that noticed him clock wind-assisted 9.87 seconds final month earlier than delivering his greatest when it counted most.
His time equals the second-fastest in NCAA historical past, confirming his place amongst faculty sprinting’s highest.
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Already named USF’s Male Athlete of the 12 months for 2024, Saminu has gone from promising expertise to world-class sprinter since becoming a member of the Bulls.
His achievements embody breaking a number of indoor and outside data, incomes First Group All-American standing within the 60m, and reaching the Olympic semi-finals in Paris.
World Lead!!!
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— George Addo Jnr (@addojunr) May 30, 2025
Ghana’s hope at World Athletics Championships
The sprinter’s wonderful kind all through the season, from indoor success to this record-breaking outside marketing campaign, makes him Ghana’s greatest hope for a medal on the World Championships.
After lacking the World Relays in China, Saminu now carries Ghana’s hopes because the nation chases its first-ever monitor medal on the world stage. His excellent NCAA efficiency means that historic second may lastly occur.
With the World Championships approaching in September, Saminu’s world-leading time has put Ghana firmly on the worldwide sprinting map.
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Video of Saminu’s record-breaking run
OFFICIAL: ????????Benjamin Azamati’s 100m nationwide document (9.90s) has been shattered by Abdul-Rasheed Saminu.
Saminu ran a blistering 9.86s on the NCAA East Prelims quarter-finals.
Saminu is now Ghana’s quickest sprinter ever over 100m. #3Sports pic.twitter.com/D8HaVDPFEt
— #3Sports (@3SportsGh) May 30, 2025
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