Sep 10 (NHK) - Yoshihide Kiryu has become the first Japanese to break the 10-second barrier in the men's 100 meter sprint.
The 21-year-old ace sprinter was competing in an intercollegiate event in Fukui City on Saturday. He finished the race with a time of 9.98 seconds.
It was 0.02 seconds faster than the previous national record of 10.00, set by Koji Ito in 1998.