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'Make it legal next time': Another blistering 100m for Aussie Nketia
Australian sprinter Eddie Nketia clocked 9.74 seconds in the 100m at the Big Ten Championships, but an illegal tailwind meant the time won't count as a record. The USC athlete, who switched from New Zealand to Australia last year, also won the 200m, continuing his rapid rise.
Australian sprinter Eddie Nketia has once again produced a blistering 100m time under illegal wind conditions, clocking 9.74 seconds at the Big Ten Track and Field Championships in Lincoln, Nebraska. The run, aided by a tailwind of 5.6 metres per second — nearly three times the legal limit — won't count as an official record, but it underscored the 25-year-old's emergence as one of Australia's fastest men.
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Reports from ABC Australia highlight Nketia's recent achievements and his personal journey. In one account, the focus is on his record wind-assisted run last month, when he stopped the clock at 9.84 seconds with a tailwind of 2.8 metres per second — the fastest 100m ever run by an Australian under any conditions. A second report details his latest performance at the Big Ten Championships, where he also took victory in the 200m in 20.03 seconds with an even stronger tailwind of 7.5 metres per second.
Both pieces place Nketia's runs in the context of his switch from New Zealand to Australia in December, a move that has coincided with a dramatic upturn in form. The first report quotes Nketia expressing shock at his own 9.84-second run, a time he said he never thought he was capable of. The second, more recent report notes his Instagram post after the 9.74-second run: "Lesss make it legal next time."
Key claims
Eddie Nketia switched allegiances from New Zealand to Australia in December.
He ran 9.84 seconds in the 100m with a +2.8 m/s tailwind, the fastest by an Australian under any conditions.
At the Big Ten Championships, he won the 100m in 9.74 seconds with a +5.6 m/s tailwind, and the 200m in 20.03 seconds with a +7.5 m/s tailwind.
He represents the University of Southern California (USC) at college track meets.
Nketia credits USC's structured system, dietitians, trainers, and strength and conditioning coaches with unlocking his potential.
He hopes to run a sub-10-second time legally and potentially turn pro, with an eye toward the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
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ABC Australia
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ClaimEddie Nketia switched allegiances from New Zealand to Australia in December.