Australian Eddie Nketia clocks 9.74 to again shatter national all conditions 100m sprint record

Australian Eddie Nketia has once again broken the national all conditions 100m sprint record, running an incredible 9.74 seconds in the US.

The result came with an enormous +5.6m/s tailwind at his back.

Nketia won both the 100m and the 200m events at the US meet, with 20.02 in the latter thanks in part to a +7.5m/s wind at his back.

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His 100m sprint record breaks his own record performance from April, where he ran a 9.84 with a +2.8m/s wind.

"It's crazy man, to run 9.74 even with the wind, it shows I'm getting better and can see the progress and the season isn't over yet," Nketia said after the performance.

"I'm really hoping this season on the back of that to get a legal PB and show I can compete. The all-conditions record is nice, but I really want that actual record.

"I think the future is bright, when I get out of college I'm looking forward to competing everywhere including hopefully Europe this year."

The 24-year-old, running for the University of Southern California, was born in New Zealand and switched allegiances to the green and gold in 2025.

His father Gus Nketia was also a sprinter who represented New Zealand.

However, Eddie was raised in Canberra, allowing him to defect to Australia.

Nketia joins a stacked Australian running crop, led by Gout Gout, Lachlan Kennedy and Rohan Browning.

Patrick Johnson still holds the official Australian 100m sprint record at 9.93, given Nketia had such a heavy tailwind both times he lowered the mark. Neither times were set in legal conditions.

Of the current group, Kennedy has broken 10 seconds with 9.96, while Gout sits at 10.00 and Browning 10.01.

Nketia's personal best in legal conditions remains 10.08, set back in 2022 for New Zealand.

The Aussie convert has previously stated that his goal is to represent the country at the Commonwealth Games and the Olympics, and break both the 100m and 200m national records.