Trackspeed1 superkid, David Bolarinwa, is now the best all-round under-17 sprinter of all time! An amazing weekend saw him take the Midlands by storm, clinching both the 60m and 200m national indoor titles in sensational style, in Birmingham's National Indoor Arena.
He clocked a lifetime best 6.81s in the 60m final on Saturday (27th) to become the third fastest of all time, and capped that with a 21.59s 200m in Sunday (28th) which is also the third fastest ever Briton. It was within only a few hundredths of British International Tim Benjamen's 200m record mark set over ten years ago. But with different names ahead of him in each event, his combined efforts make him an all-time number one!
Its all systems go now for the 16-year-old Cambridge Harrier, and his sights will now be focussed on Moscow in May for the European Youth Olympics, after which it is hopefully a ticket to Singapore for the World Youth Olympics.
"This was a fantastic weekend's work," said an absolutely delighted coach, John Powell. "David is learning so much all the time, and improved even during this weekend.
"The focus in the summer now looks as if it will be the European Youth Olympics in Moscow in May. They act as trials for a European team in the World Youth Olympics in Singapore in August. Quite frankly, the real dilemma is what event to do - or to double up 100/200m if we are allowed to. The way this weekend has gone - and the indications in training - would suggest David could be a real cntender for a medal in both Moscow and Singapore. It's a great position to be in."
UK Athletics have made it clear that competing in the Youth Olympics and the World Junior Championships is not an option, but Powell isn't worried in the slightest:
"David has two years as an under-20 after 2010, and he will get a crack at both Eurpean and World Championships at that level before graduating to the senior ranks. It would be great experience to witness a World Juniors this year while still so young, but he'll only get one crack at the youth Olympcs, so that has tobe our priority now."
Bolarinwa will now go back to training with his Trackspeed1 squad at Crystal palace, and go to the USA in April with a number of his senior training partners for pre-season training. His otdor season is likely to open with an outing at the University of Central Florida in May.
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