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Asian Games: My aim was 9.8 seconds, says sprinter Ogunode
Updated On: 29 September, 2014 07:23 AM IST | | AFP
<p>After clocking the first ever sub-10 seconds 100m race (9.93 secs), Qatar's Femi Ogunode says he could have gone faster had the track been dry</p>
Femi Ogunode poses with the timer showing his new Asian record during the Asian Games
Incheon: Qatar's Femi Ogunode won the Asian Games men's 100m yesterday in a continental record 9.93 seconds to make a triumphant return following his doping ban.
Femi Ogunode during his Asian Games 100m yesterday. Pics/AFP
The Nigerian-born sprinter declared he is aiming for gold at the 2016 Olympics, despite training without a coach for the last four months, and said only wet conditions in Incheon stopped him running even faster.
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