Australian sprint sensation Eddie Nketia is talking up his potential to run even faster at the Commonwealth Games after a succession of eye-catching times.
Nketia will make his Australian debut in Glasgow after switching late last year from New Zealand. He is one of the headline names in the 86-athlete track and field team named on Monday.
The 25-year-old's performances in the last few months have featured a wind-assisted 9.74 seconds for the blue-riband 100m. The Commonwealth Games record is Usain Bolt's 9.88 seconds, set at Glasgow in 2014.
Bolt set the world record of 9.58 in 2009.
Asked at the team announcement if he can run faster, Nketia replied: "I would love to - I want to run as fast as I can. If we can get a 9.6, we get a 9.6, if we can get the world record, we get the world record.
"But it's just going to start from execution."
Nketia's sprinting has gone to a new level since he joined the University of Southern California two years ago.
"It feels like everything I've been putting towards - when I was young to now - it's beautiful," he said.
"It's just like USC always say - fight on. No matter what I'm going through ... the fighting on is paying off.
"Only two years, and I'm running 9.7s and 9.8s and it's insane. Just imagine, when it comes to the Olympic year.
Patrick Johnson set the Australian record of 9.93 in 2003.
The 52 selections announced on Monday take the athletics team to 86, including 23 Para athletes.
They also complete the Australian team for Glasgow - 258 competitors across 10 sports.
Reigning high jump world champion Nicola Olyslagers, discus thrower Matt Denny, milers Ollie Hoare and Jessica Hull, pole vaulters Nina Kennedy and Kurtis Marschall and race walker Jemima Montag are among other big names in the athletics team.
While Gout Gout opted out of the Games, Nketia and Lachie Kennedy will spearhead a powerful Australian contingent in the men's sprint events.
"It's beautiful ... the future's bright and it's going to be awesome, seeing what I can do for the green and gold," Nketia said.
"Seeing Gout Gout, Lachie Kennedy - it's not just Glasgow, (but) the future.
"The relay, the depth, it's just going to do wonders for the future of ... sprinting."
Rohan Browning was picked over Josh Azzopardi as the third starter in the 100m, with Nketia and Kennedy. Azzopardi is in the team for the 4x100m relay.
"The selectors probably considered a raft of things and they came down on the side of Rohan. He has a fantastic pedigree," Australian Athletics high performance boss Andrew Faichney told AAP.
"They've both been running very, very well this season. I'm sure it was very tight.
"It's really hard for Josh to miss out like that."
Two-time Commonwealth Games long jump silver medallist Brooke Buschkuehl is back in the Australian team after the birth of her son Bobby, who is about to turn one.
Glasgow will be Bobby's first long-haul flight.
"We are a little bit nervous about a long-haul flight with him, but everyone who knows Bobby, knows he's a pretty 'chill' baby," she said.
"I'm sure he'll be on his best behaviour."
While the comeback had been harder than she expected, Buschkuehl said motherhood had given her a fresh perspective on athletics.
"Having a dual purpose now as an athlete and a mum, has just made being an athlete a lot more enjoyable," she said.
"It's also really motivating. I want to get out there and show him what's possible, as his mum."
