HUGHES HAS HUGE
PARK AND DERIDE: Hamilton was angry at his car’s failure TOP TWO: Ronnie Baker and Zharnel Hughes ZHARNEL HUGHES says Usain Bolt’s coach can help him become Europe’s sprint king next month.
The Anguilla-born star, 23, came within
0.06secs of Linford Christie’s 25-year-old British
100m record inside London’s Olympic Stadium yesterday.
And after clocking 9.93secs to beat former world champion Yohan Blake and finish second behind US star Ronnie Baker at the Muller Anniversary Games, Britain’s exciting prospect reached for the sky. “I can definitely cope with the favourite’s tag,” said Hughes, who is coached in Jamaica by Glen Mills, the guiding force behind Bolt’s record-breaking career.
“Glen has been great for me this season. He’s made me mentally strong. For me, it’s just about not getting ahead of myself.”
Hughes needed every ounce of that mental toughness to escape an armed robber who shot