Zharnel Hughes produced the performance of his dreams to break Linford Christie's 30-year-old British record in the 100 metres on Saturday, winning at the NYC Grand Prix in 9.83 seconds.
The 27-year-old exploded off the blocks and held off Jamaican Ackeem Blake by a tenth of a second to break former Olympic champion Christie's national record, set in August of 1993, by four hundredths of a second.
"I woke up with a dream this morning... this morning I woke up with 9.83 on my mind," said Hughes, who helped Britain to win bronze in the 4x100 metres relay at the world championships in Eugene last year. It was an auspicious performance for Hughes, who trains with retired great Usain Bolt's coach Glen Mills, with the World Championships set for August in Budapest.
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