NYC Grand Prix: Zharnel Hughes breaks Linford Christie’s 30-year British 100m record with 9.83 finish

Zharnel Hughes ran 9.83 seconds to break Linford Christie’s 30-year British 100m record in New York. The 27-year-old’s effort was 0.04 seconds quicker than Christie’s run at the World Championships back in 1993. Ad Hughes’ effort is the quickest time in the world so far this year and the second fastest ever by a European athlete.

Tokyo 2020Team GB stripped of Tokyo 2020 4x100m relay silver medal after Ujah loses doping case18/02/2022 AT 15:55 Only Italy’s Marcell Jacobs’ time of 9.80 to win Olympic gold in Tokyo in 2021 stands above Hughes’ 9.83. «I woke up with a dream this morning,» Hughes said. «This morning I woke up with 9.83 on my mind.

»When I looked at the clock and saw 9.83, I don't know if you saw my reaction, but I was like, 'What just happened there?' It actually came through. «I wasn't coming up here thinking about breaking records — I just wanted to run fast. “I didn't try to do anything crazy.