Australian-Irish breaks 10-second 100m barrier

PATRICK JOHNSON, whose father emigrated to Australia from Carlow in 1952 has become the first athlete from his country to break 10 seconds for 100m.

The 30-year-old sprinter knocked .17 seconds off his previous best time when winning the 100m in Mito, Japan, with a time of 9.93 secs.

His coach, Esa Peltola, who is also a physiologist, said the best is yet to come from her star pupil.