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May 12, 2024 | 11:21 AM
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Canada’s Christopher Morales Williams broke a few more records in what’s been a dazzling breakout season to date.
The 19-year-old Vaughan, Ont., native ran a world-leading time of 44.05 seconds to win the men’s 400-metre event at the Southeastern Conference outdoor championships on Saturday.
The University of Georgia sophomore broke Tyler Christopher’s Canadian record of 44.44 from 2005, reigning Olympic 100 silver medallist Fred Kerley’s meet record of 44.09 from 2017, along with his school’s and the facility’s records.
Morales Williams’s time is also faster than Antonio Watson’s 44.22 that won the Jamaican gold at last year’s world championships.