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'Make it legal next time': Another blistering 100m for Aussie Nketia
Key takeaways
- Edward Nketia won the 100m in 9.74 seconds with an illegal tailwind of 5.6 metres per second.
- The former New Zealander, who switched allegiances to Australia late last year, won the 100m and 200m at the Big Ten Track and Field Championships in Lincoln, Nebraska.
- Running for the University of Southern California (USC), Nketia stormed to victory in the 100m in 9.74 seconds.
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Edward Nketia won the 100m in 9.74 seconds with an illegal tailwind of 5.6 metres per second. (AP: Izzy Lewis)
Link copied Share Share article Australian Eddie Nketia has once again smashed the all-conditions 100m record with another massive tailwind propelling him to double gold at a college track meet in the United States.
The former New Zealander, who switched allegiances to Australia late last year, won the 100m and 200m at the Big Ten Track and Field Championships in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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