Chinese sprinter Xie Zhenye dashed to a 9.97-second winning mark in the men's 100-meter event at the Meeting de Montreuil in Paris on Tuesday, cutting 0.07s off his personal best while breaking the national record by 0.02s from Su Bingtian.

The 24-year-old Xie finished with a 0.9m/s advantage to Akani Simbine of South Africa to notch his landmark victory, Brazil’s Paul Camilo De Oliveira ended third with 10.10s.

Xie's previous career best was achieved last year at the Chinese National Games when he registered a winning time of 10.04s. He also beat the national record of 9.99s, set by the country's star sprinter Su Bingtian, and has become the second Chinese sprinter to dip under the 10-second barrier.