Kanyinsola Ajayi extended his blistering sprint streak on Monday evening with a phenomenal 9.92-second dash to claim victory in the mens 100m at the Meeting International de Sotteville-ls-Rouen, France.
Bursting from lane five at Stade Jean Adret with a reaction time of 0.156 seconds, the 20-year-old Nigerian left behind a stacked lineup that featured five sub-10 competitors. His performance shattered the long-standing meet record of 10.02s set by Trinidad and Tobagos Keston Bledman in 2015, with a permissible tailwind of 1.7 m/s aiding his effort.
Veteran Cameroonian sprinter Emmanuel Eseme followed in 10.04s, while Senegals Mamadou Sarr clinched third in 10.10s.
Great Britains Eugene Amo-Dadzie, who recently triumphed at the European Athletics Team Championships, finished fourth in 10.16sjust ahead of Australias Rohan Browning, who clocked the same time but lost on time differential.
Canadas Jerome Blake registered 10.23s to secure sixth, ahead of South African Tsebo Matsoso 10.32s and Frances Jimmy Vicaut 10.36s, who had strong local support.