Zharnel Hughes
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| Nationality |
 British Anguillian
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| Born |
13 July 1995 Anguilla |
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| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) |
100 m: 10.10s (Kingston 2016) 200 m: 20.02s (Beijing 2015) |
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Zharnel Hughes (born 13 July 1995) is a British sprinter, originally from the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla, he specialises in the 100 m and 200 m.
HUghes qualifies to compete for Great Britain at the Olympic Games as he was born in a British Overseas Territory. In June 2015, it was confirmed that he would henceforth compete for Great Britain in all IAAF events. Hughes said “I have always known that if I was to run at the Olympics it would be in a British vest and that is how I have always dreamt it would be.”
Hughes won a bronze medal in the 100 m at the 2012 CARIFTA Games in Hamilton, Bermuda, then gold in the 2013 CARIFTA Games in Nassau, Bahamas. He has been awarded a scholarship to attend the IAAF's Regional High Performance Training Centre in Jamaica. Hughes trains with the Racers Track Club in Jamaica alongside the likes of Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and Delano Williams.
He currently holds the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championships record for the 100 m, with a time of 10.12s having taken the record from Yohan Blake. On March 13, 2015, Hughes made his Diamond League debut where he was commended for almost beating world champion Usain Bolt. On 24 July 2015, Hughes won the 200 m at the London Diamond League meet to take the lead in the Diamond League standings for the season. On 27 August 2015, Hughes came 5th in the 200 m at the World Championships in Beijing.
He missed the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio due to a knee ligament problem sustained in a fall earlier in the season.
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