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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sean Ingle

Zharnel Hughes ready to rumble at worlds after shattering GB 100m record

Zharnel Hughes running in the men's 100m in New York on 24 June.
Zharnel Hughes (second-left) said he is ready to be ‘part of the rumble’ after running 9.83 seconds in New York. Photograph: Sarah Stier/Getty Images

A few days after shattering Linford Christie’s 30-year-old British 100m record, Zharnel Hughes is busy recalibrating his sights towards new heights – on the track and off.

Hughes’s time of 9.83 seconds at the New York City Grand Prix on Saturday made him the fastest man on the planet this year, and a genuine contender for gold at the world championships in Budapest this summer. At the age of 27 he believes he is ready “to be part of the rumble”.

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