The recent European Championships in Berlin saw Great Britain’s athletes shine the brightest with wins in both the 4 x 100m relays along with individual star-making turns from golden girl Dina Asher-Smith and the man of the moment Zharnel Hughes.Born in the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla, Zharnel has competed for Britain since 2015, where he impressed from the get-go clocking a national record in the 200 metres in his first season, before more recently transferring his focus to the 100m.In June this year, he became the second fastest British And with his dominant performance at the Europeans, it’s no wonder why many are looking at Zharnel Hughes in the post Bolt landscape of world athletics as the next big thing in sprinting. “Well, my social media did blow up. You can unsubscribe at any time.Zharnel Hughes made his Commonwealth Games debut on the Gold Coast.Zharnel, from Anguilla, joined the other athletes in Team England’s athletics squad to compete at the Carrara Stadium in the 200m and relay. Reece Prescod ahead of European 100m: 'I don’t wake up to be the best in Europe - what drives me is to be world champion' This made him eligible for the Boys and Girls Championships, the biggest and the most anticipated athletics competition in Jamaica. I will be coming back to Jamaica, and I was told that I would be granted the opportunity to start my second career choice of becoming a pilot, but as for track, I'm making my decisions after Oregon 2014,” says Zharnel.Whatever decision he makes, we will definitely be hearing more about the sprint prodigy Zharnel “Swift” Hughes: “I live up to a motto that says: “One day, I want to inspire as many people, as I possibly can, before I expire.” I'm setting a great example for the youths, and influencing them to do positive things. Then, the Anguillan took second in the 100m at the CAC Youth Championships behind Jamaica’s Jevaughn Minzie, only losing by thousands of a second. In front of 30 thousands of people at the National Stadium, Hughes defeated his usual rival Minzie in the 100m, clocking 10.12. “Seeing these world class sprinters giving their all at every session, falling to the track exhausted, then coming back up to keep going, this has been a huge inspiration for me,” admits the Anguillan prodigy.After spending one year in Kingston, Zharnel won the 100m at the Carifta Games and at the Pan American Junior Championships, and brought his personal best down to 10.23. You can unsubscribe at any time. Thank you for the love! He won gold in the 4x100m relay.Zharnel has won the 2014 CAC Junior Championships in Mexico, and came 3rd in the IAAF World Relays for the 4x100m. With such fast times, Hughes has a lot of options to choose from: he could go to the USA to compete within the NCAA system, or go to college in Jamaica, or turn professional right away. All in all, I’m just trying to have a happy life while worth living. Reece Prescod justifies the hype with stunning 9.94s finish in strong field to show Americans 'the British boys can sprint' Laura Muir squeezed out of 1,500m bronze by Caster Semenya in thrilling final Obviously, it’s been something we’ve been working towards all season, the goal at the end of the year was to win at the European Championships, and to see that actually come to pass was one of those surreal moments. Report He impressed the coaches and was invited to attend training sessions. Ditching of egos and a focus on team ethic has turned Britain into a thriving sprint nation
There definitely was a bit of luck in what happened that year. That’s when it all started, and I was falling in love with the sport more and more, as I was getting older,” recalls Hughes.The most important thing is that he was getting faster and faster. Which meant he broke Yohan Blake’s meet record of 10.21 by a rather big margin! Learn more about our use of cookies: European 100 metre Gold Medallist Zharnel Hughes Talks About Life in the Fast LaneHey Jude at 50 – The Beatles’ Most Famous Tune Celebrates a Big AnniversarySaved by the Sea: Author Tamsin Calidas On Her Island Life