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| David Bolarinwa became the fastest under-20 in Europe this year, at Bedford on Sunday (29th May) |
It was nothing short of a sensational day for the 17-year-old from Thamesmead, South East London, with lifetime best performances in every round. He opened up with a 10.38s effort in the heats, aided by the slightest wind of +0.2m/s.
In the semi-final he improved to a fastest ever 10.30, although that won’t go into the record books as the wind gauge failed. His final time though impressed, and the only down side was the disqualification of senior, Deji Tobias, whose early round performances suggested a thrilling finale, but that was not to be after he false started.
A delighted coach John Powell was full of praise for his 17-year-old: “David executed each race well, even though his blocks slipped in the semi-final. And the wonder of these performances is that he will go yet faster – it’s still only May, and the major stuff doesn’t arrive until late June and into July.”
Running equally well when compared with his lifetime best performances, was Trackspeed1’s Jason Hussain. He clocked a fastest ever 10.77s in the heat, and went even faster in the semi-final with 10.74s, although that was slightly wind-assisted.
The surprise package for Jason though, was when he learned that he had edged into the inter-counties final by thousandths’ of second in a blanket finish. He went on to finish fifth behind Bolarinwa’s super run, clocking another 10.77s mark.
Day two of the championships, held on Bedford’s brand new Mondo track, takes place tomorrow (May 30th) and features the 200m. Hussain goes again, representing Sussex, and Lawrence Wooldridge starts for Kent.
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| David Bolarinwa in training at Crystal Palace with the high-tech electronic timer beams that analyse acceleration rates out of blocks - supplied this time courtesy of Trackspeed1's association with Lucozade. |
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