US track sensation Christian Coleman lived up to his billing as the sprinter most likely to fill the sizeable spikes of now-retired Usain Bolt by streaking to gold in the men's 60m at the World Indoor Championships on Saturday
USA's Christian Coleman celebrates after winning the 60m final in record time at Birmingham on Saturday. Pic/AFP
US track sensation Christian Coleman lived up to his billing as the sprinter most likely to fill the sizeable spikes of now-retired Usain Bolt by streaking to gold in the men's 60m at the World Indoor Championships on Saturday.
Easy victory
Coleman, who set an altitude-assisted 6.34-second world indoor record at the US championships in Albuquerque last month, led from gun to tape to clock a championship record of 6.37sec. Su Bingtian of China lowered the Asian record to 6.42sec when he took silver, with Coleman's US teammate Ronnie Baker, third fastest man of all time over 60m, claiming bronze (6.44sec).
Thingalaya disappoints
Meanwhile, India's Siddhanth Thingalaya finished a disappointing sixth in his 60m hurdles heat. Thingalaya clocked 7.93 seconds in heat number three and failed to qualify for the semifinals. Thingalaya, 27, who trains in United States, has a personal best of 7.70s which he achieved in Seattle last year. He had run 7.83s in a meet in the US last month.
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