Nigeria, May 30 -- Former Nigerian sprint star Olusoji Fasuba has congratulated Kanyinsola Ajayi after the 20-year-old shattered his long-standing national 100m record.

Ajayi made history on Friday at the NCAA East Regionals in the United States, blazing to a remarkable 9.84 seconds to become the fastest Nigerian man ever and set a new national record.

The time erased the previous mark of 9.85 seconds set by Fasuba in Doha in 2006, a record that had stood for two decades. Fasuba's performance also held as the African record for 15 years before it was eventually surpassed.

Reacting to the achievement in a Facebook post, Fasuba said he was delighted to see the record finally broken by a new generation athlete.

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