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Ethan Heggarty of Great Britain set a new Championship Record in the heats of the 200m at the Euro U18 Championships.
He ran 20.77 while coasting to victory in his heat.
 
jacknyc said:
Ethan Heggarty of Great Britain set a new Championship Record in the heats of the 200m at the Euro U18 Championships.
He ran 20.77 while coasting to victory in his heat.
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Heggarty was DQ'd in his semi-final in which he eased up significantly down the home stretch and still ran 20.72, which would have been another Championship Record.
But in his absence, another Brit, Bronson Hearn-Smith, won the final easily in a Championship Record of 20.70!

Bronson is just 16 years old. I mentioned him last year. He has an unusual running style - very long strides, with high knees. When you watch him, he doesn't seem to be running fast, but his legs eat up a lot of ground.
Too bad about Heggarty, but congratulations to Hearn-Smith for stepping up when it counts!
 
jacknyc said:
Heggarty was DQ'd in his semi-final in which he eased up significantly down the home stretch and still ran 20.72, which would have been another Championship Record.
But in his absence, another Brit, Bronson Hearn-Smith, won the final easily in a Championship Record of 20.70!

Bronson is just 16 years old. I mentioned him last year. He has an unusual running style - very long strides, with high knees. When you watch him, he doesn't seem to be running fast, but his legs eat up a lot of ground.
Too bad about Heggarty, but congratulations to Hearn-Smith for stepping up when it counts!
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Is it just me or does Bronson Heard remind you guys a little of Michael Johnson? He looked like he had a back brace on when he was running as he was so straight up but he flew around the track. Smith has some serious talent. Excited to see him continue to progress. He may even get a little taller and have an even longer stride. Fun to watch this kid. Thanks for the video. It's a shame about Heggarty!
 
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One girl of note from the 100m heats today at the Euro U18 Championships, is Carolina-Andreea Punga of Romania.
She had the 4th fastest qualifying time, 11.51 (0.6w). It may not seem like an exceptional time, but she is only 15 years old!!
She has a PB of 11.36 from 2 weeks ago. One to keep an eye on for sure.
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15 year old Carolina didn't medal in the 100m, but she did take silver in the 200m, finishing in 23.58 to Spain's Mariona Armero, 23.57.
Fantastic performance for the youngster.
 
Another noteworthy performance from the European U18 Championships came from British high jumper, Samuel James.
He won the competition with a jump of 2.25m.
That is a Championship Record and makes him the U18 World Leader. It is also the highest jump Euro U18 jump in 12 years, and puts him 13th on the all-time U18 list.
 
16 year old Linda Botkova of the Czech Republic set a Euro Under 18 record in the women's 400m hurdles with a time of 55.19.
The previous record had stood for 43 years. Also her time is the 2nd fastest ever for a U18 woman, and she still has another year of U18 eligibility.
Czechia did very, very well at these Championships.
 
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jacknyc said:
16 year old Linda Botkova of the Czech Republic set a Euro Under 18 record in the women's 400m hurdles with a time of 55.19.
The previous record had stood for 43 years. Also her time is the 2nd fastest ever for a U18 woman, and she still has another year of U18 eligibility.
Czechia did very, very well at these Championships.
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European U20 record at 16! Botková storms to European U18 400m hurdles gold in 55.19

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13 yr old Lachlan Chappel of Australia set CAS (?) records in the 100m (11.11), the 200m (22.01), the 400m (50.04), and the shot put (16.83). He also equaled the LJ record, 5.77m.
Perhaps mastermulti can give us some further perspective on this prospect and his performances.
 
jacknyc said:
13 yr old Lachlan Chappel of Australia set CAS (?) records in the 100m (11.11), the 200m (22.01), the 400m (50.04), and the shot put (16.83). He also equaled the LJ record, 5.77m.
Perhaps mastermulti can give us some further perspective on this prospect and his performances.
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jacknyc said:
13 yr old Lachlan Chappel of Australia set CAS (?) records in the 100m (11.11), the 200m (22.01), the 400m (50.04), and the shot put (16.83). He also equaled the LJ record, 5.77m.
Perhaps mastermulti can give us some further perspective on this prospect and his performances.
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All of his sprint times are outstanding for a junior high athlete. I hope he gets a world level coach it would be a shame if he became another Boling type ie a jack of all trades and a master of none.

He may need to mature before he specializes in one event.
 
jacknyc said:
13 yr old Lachlan Chappel of Australia set CAS (?) records in the 100m (11.11), the 200m (22.01), the 400m (50.04), and the shot put (16.83). He also equaled the LJ record, 5.77m.
Perhaps mastermulti can give us some further perspective on this prospect and his performances.
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I hadn't heard of him but I will see what I can find on him now. He looks like an early developer (his size against other 13 year olds) so I'll watch without predicting. I've seen this happen so many times ... remember James Gallaugher?
Lachlan must be the name we give fast guys now in Australia lol. Scottish ancestry?
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Viral sprinter dubbed the next Usain Bolt walked away from athletics at 16 despite clocking insane times

He had the potential to be 'the greatest sprinter Australia has ever had'.
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11.11 100m legal is an incredible time for a 13 year old boy! I agree he is alot bigger than the other kids in the race. Hopefully he either keeps growing or keeps growing but at a slower pace. His form displays a very strong core and he is in total control of his body.
 
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