continental record time of 9.93 seconds despite wet conditions in
Incheon on Sunday,AFPreports.
Nigerian-born Ogunode, who won the 200-400m double at the 2010 Asiad,
beat China's Su Bingtan, with Japan's Kei Takase third.
Hopes for an Asia-born athlete finally breaking the 10-second barrier
sank with Su crossing in 10.10 and his Chinese teammate Zhang Peimeng
timing 10.18 in fourth.
Ogunode's win is Qatar's second athletics gold of the tournament,
pulling them level in their shootout with fellow wealthy Gulf state
Bahrain.
His time bettered the 9.99 that teammate Samuel Francis ran at the
Asian Championships in 2007. Francis, visibly struggling with a leg
injury, finished last.
Meanwhile, Ogunode says he can outsprint Usain Bolt to gold at the
2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro - even without the help of a coach.
Ogunode told reporters he would now turn his attention to next year's
world championships and then to the Olympics in Brazil the following
summer.
Asked if he could beat Jamaica's Bolt - the world's fastest man at
9.58sec -Ogunode , according toThe Malaysian Insider, said, "I have
confidence in myself that I can challenge anybody."
"I see myself winning the gold medal in Rio."
He added, "I am fine without a coach, I know what to do," said the
confident sprinter, who returned from a lengthy doping ban at the
start of this year.
"Without a coach I can discipline myself and train myself. I've been
training alone. When I'm training myself I believe in myself so
strongly and I improve so much."
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