After winning the 100m on Friday (21st) in a lifetime's fastest 10.68s, the latest young talent to emerge from Trackspeed1 is on the verge of a sensational double gold.
In the heats on Saturday evening, he clocked a winning 21.60s after a nightmare start. Just as they came under starter's orders, an official realised the lanes had been re-drawn and insisted David and the Polish sprinter swapped places. Not being allowed to properly re-set his blocks, the first 50m saw David trailing around the bend.
With three athletes clear he had it all to do, but a phenomenally strong pick-up toward the finish saw him emerge a clear winner. The only other athlete faster than him was the Italian winner of heat one, clocking 21.57.
"It would certainly seem that tomorrow is a two-horse race," commented coach John Powell afterwards, "but the minute you exclude anyone as a threat is the day they decide to have a big break-through. So we'll be aware of everyone, but as long as David runs the race to his plan, it is going to take a real talent to get to the line before him."
David's final goes at 4.30pm BST and is the last event of the tournament. Afterwards he and his coach have to agree before leaving Moscow on which event he will opt for in the World Youth Olympics, in singapore, in August.
David (lane 4: 4th from left) digs deep after a nightmare start
to win his 200m heat in Moscow
British team physiotherapist Shane Kelly helps
David's 200m preparations in Moscow
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