Adam Gemili produced a sensational performance at the Sparkassen Gala meeting at Rengensburg in Germany when he ran 10.08 for the 100 metres, easily inside the Olympic A standard for the event. The Blackheath and Bromley athlete at 18 is still a Junior yet this is the fastest time by a British athlete this year, a tenth quicker than Croydon’s James Dasaolo, the only other athlete to have achieved the A standard.
The time is a new Club Junior and Senior Record; is the 2nd fastest ever by a British Junior (Only Dwain Chambers has run quicker) and is the 4th fastest ever by a European Junior. It also makes the Michael Afilaka coached athlete the second fastest European athlete this year behind France’s Christophe Lemaitre.
In his heat he had run a new best of 10.11 a big improvement on his previous time of 10.23.
He was delighted with his two performances and the Dartford based athlete was quick to pay tribute to the other members of his training group who have helped so much in his development. His emergence is remarkable since this is only his second proper season in Athletics as he has previously concentrated on football with Dagenham and Redbridge.
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