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Morales Williams says a technicality cannot erase his achievement

While Canadian teenager Christopher Morales Williams was denied an indoor world record due to an issue with the starting blocks, the sprinter said it does not take anything away from his remarkable achievement.

The University of Georgia student clocked 44.49 seconds in the 400m at the NCAA's Southeastern Conference championships on Saturday, a blistering time briefly celebrated as a world record before officials confirmed that it would not be ratified.

"It doesn't take away how fast I ran, it's still the world's fastest time," Morales Williams told Reuters.

The blocks were not connected to the Starter Information System (SIS), which detects false starts and is required by World Athletics for a record to be ratified, meaning Kerron Clement's time of 44.57 set in 2005 remains the official mark.

The 19-year-old from Vaughan, just north of Toronto, said the blocks at next week's NCAA championships in Boston do meet world standards. But potentially running a record that counts is not at the front of his mind.

"It will put some pressure on me, that's why I'm trying to not think about it too much, because everyone's going to be like 'He's got to break it again'," Morales Williams said.

"But honestly, if I run my best, if I run what I can do, then it should be a world record. Just by running a PB (personal best), that's a world record."

The Canadian knew he was flying along at a fast pace last weekend in Fayetteville. He had no idea how fast.

"Just finishing, I felt amazing," Morales Williams said. "I knew I had won the race with 100 metres to go, and I just kept running and running because I just wanted to win so bad.

"The (time) was unexpected. Some people say I accidentally broke the world record because I really wasn't planning

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