Ito breaks 10-second barrier in 100 meters

Ito breaks 10-second barrier in 100 meters

Japan's top sprinter Koji Ito (L) shakes hands with his colleague Shingo Suetsugu (R) after clocking 9.9 seconds in a 100-meter race at a track meet in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 16. The record was not officially recognized as it was timed with a stopwatch. But Ito became the first Asian to crack the 10-second barrier.

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