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Zharnel Hughes is simply a four-time European championZharnel Hughes broke Linford Christie's British men's 100m record, which had stood for astir 30 years, by clocking 9.83 seconds to triumph successful New York.
The 27-year-old took 0.04 secs disconnected the erstwhile people of 9.87 secs, which Christie acceptable successful winning the World Championships successful August 1993.
Hughes' caller grounds is besides the 2nd fastest clip by a European athlete.
Only Italy's Marcell Jacobs, who ran 9.80secs to triumph Olympic golden successful Tokyo successful 2021, has tally faster.
Hughes, who was crowned European 200m champion past year, bushed Jamaica's Ackeem Blake (9.93secs) to clinch triumph astatine the New York Grand Prix connected Saturday.
The contention besides featured the United States' 2019 satellite 100m champion Christian Coleman, who finished 3rd successful 10.02 secs.
Initially successful disbelief aft seeing his time, Hughes' show volition springiness the Briton large assurance with little than 2 months until the World Championships successful Budapest.
"Anything is possible," helium said. "The large happening is we haven't started velocity enactment yet. This is conscionable earthy velocity and endurance."
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