SPORT

'Incredible Hulk' Nketia can challenge world's fastest

By Shayne Hope

The American coach charged with refining Eddie Nketia’s raw power believes the little-known Kiwi-turned-Aussie has the potential to become one of the world’s greatest-ever sprinters.

The 24-year-old turned heads last week when he clocked the fastest 100m ever run by an Australian with a flying wind-assisted time of 9.84 seconds at a US college meet.

It didn’t count for record purposes because the tailwind exceeded the legal mark of 2m per second.

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