Ghanaian sprinter, Benjamin Azamati, has already begun the year in blistering fashion, setting a new national record in the men’s 100m.

The 24-year-old run an impressive 9.90 seconds in the Texas Relays last month to set a new National record, breaking his own previous mark of 9.97 seconds.

The West Texas A&M student currently sits top of the world rankings in terms of performances this year.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Citi Sports, Azamati who also competes in the 200m says he has his eyes on that record also.

The record in question, 20.08 seconds, set by his 4×100 relay teammate, Joseph Paul Amoah, has stood since 2019.

“I’M GOING TO RUN THE 200M AND I FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT. I FEEL I CAN RUN REALLY WELL AND QUALIFY FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS.

“THIS TIME I WANT TO DO THE 100M AND THE 200M.

“SO IF I’M ABLE TO BREAK THE RECORD, THAT’LL BE GOOD, BUT FOR NOW I’M LOOKING AT RUNNING THE QUALIFICATION TIME FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS.

The World Athletics Championships run from 15th July to 24th July 2022.