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This ties 2024 as the most men ever under 20 seconds in the same year.

Coleman and Mena become the 43rd and 44th athletes already this year to legally break 10 in the 100. That adds to what was already the most individuals ever in a year. Will we make it to 50 guys breaking 10 in a year??

PS we are already at 19 guys under 20 seconds in the 200 this year, which is one short of 2024’s most ever.

With Nene’s time today, he becomes the fifth athlete to break the 44 second barrier in 2026. The most ever is five in the same year (it was either 2024 or 2025, I can’t remember and the World Athletics site is currently unresponsive). With two months of competition still to go, it appears likely that we will see the most ever athletes breaking 44 in the 400, the most ever breaking 20 in the 200, and the most ever breaking 10 in the 100.

So the question I pose is who will be the next to post a sub 44 this season? We may not have to wait long with Eugene coming up next week.

He posted a 10.01 in the heats. Nkoana becomes the 41st athlete to break the 10 second barrier in 2026, which was already the most ever.

The 21-year-old posted a 10.00 in the semifinal round and followed it up with a South American record 9.85 in the final.

Adjibi and Castro going under 10 means 40 athletes have now broken the 10 second barrier in 2026 alone.

LG PQX75 with a green pixel. Horizontal and vertical line going in each direction, top to bottom. Am I cooked?

Solid showing for the Freshman!