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Dope-ban Qatar's Ogunode smashes Asia's 100m record

Dope-ban Ogunode smashes Asia's 100m record

Qatar's Femi Ogunode made a victorious return from a doping ban Sunday as he smashed Asia's 100 metres record and snatched Asian Games gold with 9.93sec in wet conditions.

As China soared past 100 golds, Nigeria-born Ogunode was all smiles after he lowered the Asian mark by 0.06sec and finished nearly two-tenths ahead of China's Su Bingtian.

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