Recently updated on October 24th, 2022 at 03:12 pm
Ejowvokoghene Divine Oduduru has won and set a new 100 meters record at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships [2019] as he ran for his school – Texas Tech University, United States of America.
His latest feat earns his school a spot at the top at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships for the fourth time.
Ejowvokoghene Divine Oduduru is the first to run a 100 meters race in less than 10 seconds, finishing at 9.99 seconds at the finals. The second place runner finished moments later at 10.29 seconds. Oduduru’s time has beaten Prezel Hardy Jr’s time of 10.03 seconds, which has been the record to beat since 2012.
The 22-year-old’s time also broke John Garrison’s 43-year-old record of 10.04 seconds—also known as the Stadium Record.
This history-making moment has cleared the path towards Tokyo 2020 as Oduduru now qualifies to participate in the Olympics.
