TRAE WILLIAMS

ATHLETICS

The Australian sprinter dubbed “Quadzilla” for his muscular thighs that propelled him to victory in the 100m at selection trials is now eyeing a medal on the Gold Coast. Trae Williams, 20, is one of the most exciting talents to emerge on the Australian sprinting scene in years. His time of 10.10sec at the national titles was the fastest by an Australian in 11 years and would have put him on the podium at the past four Commonwealth Games. His improvement set the stage for a showdown with Yohan Blake, the secondfastest man in history behind Usain Bolt over 100m. Williams announced his potential with a bronze at the 2014 Youth Commonwealth Games and claimed his first senior national 100m title in 2017. Having chosen sprinting over rugby league, the sky is the limit.