Overview
- Lubenda won the Queensland Representative School Sport under-16 100m in Townsville in 10.35 seconds, eclipsing Hugh Donovan’s 2010 age-16 record of 10.73.
- The time sits behind fellow teen standout Gout Gout’s 10.17 at the same age, with Gout’s wind-assisted sub-10 runs not counting as legal marks.
- “Man, I feel amazing,” Lubenda told the Townsville Bulletin after the race, crediting composure and sticking to his plan.
- He is slated to run the 200m this weekend before targeting the national championships in December as his next step.
- Reports differ on his previous best and background, with outlets listing his prior PB as either 10.42 or 10.72 and citing birth origins as Mozambique or Congo.