Australia has a brand new nationwide record-holder for below 18 100m hurdles (76.2cm).
At simply 16 years of age, Delta Amidzovski has smashed Olympics gold medalist Sally Pearson’s 20-year-old below 18 report with a lightning time of 13.03.
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“We have been simply speaking concerning the nationwide report – it is 13.14 of the outdated well-known Sally Pearson. Delta’s simply taken it!” commentator Nick Wall stated on 7plus after Amidzovski crossed the road.
“I can not consider it,” Amidzovski stated after the race.
Pearson’s mark of 13.14 was attributable to flip 20 in below three months, however she is going to now need to bow right down to a brand new holder.
It accomplished a golden 2023 Australian Junior Observe and Area Championships for Amidzovski, who additionally received gold within the lengthy leap on Saturday.
Her earlier private finest for 100m hurdles (76.2cm) was 13.42, which she recorded in February this yr.
The 2024 Olympic warning comes lower than a yr after the then 15-year-old competed on the below 20 world championships in Colombia final yr.
“Properly what an expertise, I gave every little thing I had, and possibly an excessive amount of,” she stated on the time.
“Flew out of the beginning however hit some hurdles, that is sport.
“I might have walked away, however I did not.” Selecting to stay it out and end my first worldwide race is one thing I am so pleased with regardless.
“15 and racing in opposition to the most effective girls on this planet, would not change a factor.”
She was inundated with messages of assist after the world championships.
“To observe you retain your composure and collect your self so rapidly is phenomenal nonetheless, to see you NEVER GIVE UP keep cool calm and picked up is one other tremendous worthwhile talent acquisition,” one fan wrote.
