NEW YORK—Zharnel Hughes produced the performance of his dreams to break Linford Christie’s 30-year-old British record in the 100 meters 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.
American Christian Coleman, the world champion in Doha four years ago, settled for third place in 10.02.
“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 4×100 meters relay at the world championships in Eugene last year….