Zharnel Hughes has become Britain’s fastest-ever sprinter with a record time at World Athletics Tour in New York, and he could not believe what he had achieved.
Hughes won the 100-metre event with a blistering time of 9.83 seconds, surpassing the previous British record time of 9.87 seconds set by Linford Christie at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart.
Hughes is also the fastest man in the world this year – to add more context, he is also the second fastest-ever European sprinter.
According to BBC Sports, only Italy’s Marcell Jacobs ran faster with a time of 9.80 at the Tokyo 2021.
Hughes in disbelief at record
The 27-year-old was in disbelief after finishing the race, double-checking his time because he claimed to have seen it in a dream.
“I woke up with a dream this morning. 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,” he said, via SportBible.
Hughes later shared a handwritten note of his prediction on his Instagram, which was captured by the BBC on social media.