Zharnel Hughes targets World Championships podium after breaking Linford Christie’s record, says ‘sky is the limit’

Zharnel Hughes is targeting a place on the World Championships podium after breaking Linford Christie’s 30-year-old British 100m record.

It was the fastest 100m time of the season and the second fastest ever by a European athlete.

Hughes now has his sights on a 100m and 200m double at July’s UK Championships, which also includes the trials for the World Championships later in the summer.

“I just need to stay focused and consistent and we’ll get there. The sky is the limit.

“When we get closer we’ll decide what we’ll do in Budapest, maybe even a double.

“But I’m looking forward to running the 100m and I think my time would be enough to get me on the podium.

“Why not shoot for the podium?”

He also revealed how he wrote down his exact time before the race along with the words “have faith”.

“I’m just so happy to achieve a major milestone in my career,” he added.

“It is something I have been working towards but my main focus wasn’t to go there and break the record, it was to execute my race properly.

“I wrote it down but you still have to go there and do it.

“When I saw that exact time come up on the board, it was surreal. I wrote 9.83 down and now I’m seeing it.

“I’m still in shock about it, manifestation is real!”

Hughes is looking forward to seeing Christie, with whom he says he has a “really good relationship”, when he returns to the UK.

“It feels good because every time I’m over in the UK Linford will catch my times for me, but we never actually spoke about the record,” Hughes said.

“I’m looking forward to being in the UK next week, shaking his hand and giving him a big hug. We have a really good relationship.”