ISRAEL OLATUNDE HAS broken his own Irish 100m record in London.
The 22-year-old clocked a time of 10.12 (1.7m/s) to win at the NEB Open.
Olatunde smashed his previous record of 10.17, set in the 2022 European final.
The Tallaght AC sprinter finished first ahead of Great Britain duo Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake and Stephen Baffour, in 10.14 and 10.17.
Fellow Irishman Marcus Lawler was seventh in 10.35.
.@IsraelOlatunde5 has smashed his own Irish 100m record by clocking 10.12 (1.7m/s) to win at the NEB Open in London.
— Cathal Dennehy (@Cathal_Dennehy) August 18, 2024
Previous Irish record was the 10.17 he ran in the 2022 European final.
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Olatunde fell short in qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, but has responded with a big statement.
As reported by Cathal Dennehy in The Irish Examiner, Olatunde’s time of 10.12 today would have been good enough for fourth in this year’s European final. He was seventh in his semi-final in 10.40.
Good to see him bounce back. A sub-10 would be amazing!
@Sam Bingham: A sub 10 would be great alrite. The future looks bright for LA 2028. Hopefully he can get there with a bit of luck and hard work.
Well done kid
More Nigerians to Ireland please..
Super run.
Surely the speed of 1.7m/s is wrong? Wouldn’t it be up around 10m/s?
@David Harkin: that is wind speed. Needs ro be <2m/s for records to stand.