Wednesday 19 May 2021

Brilliant Spike: English young people Max Burgin and Keely Hodgkinson dominate 800m races


English youngster Max Burgin set the quickest 800m season as he beat a posh field at the Brilliant Spike meeting in Ostrava.

Burgin, who praises his nineteenth birthday celebration on Thursday, timed an individual best and European under-20 record season of 1 moment 44.14 seconds.

Prior on Wednesday, 19-year-old Keely Hodgkinson won the ladies' 800m

The European Indoor boss ran 1:58:89 for an individual best and her first time under two minutes outside.

It was additionally an English under-20 record.

In the mean time, American Fred Kerley underlined his amazing reach by winning the 100m in 9.96 seconds, completing in front of individual American Justin Gatlin (10.08) and Canada's Andre De Grasse (10.17).

Kerley, world bronze medallist over 400m in 2019, posted a 9.91 execution a month sooner, the first occasion when he had gone under 10 seconds.

Kerley was in real life again over 200m later in the gathering yet didn't take steps to finish the twofold as he completed second in 20.27, well loose of amazing countryman Kenny Bednarek who won in 19.93.

 

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