Just minutes into the main program at the Millrose Games, Devin Charlton sets an incredible world record for the 60m hurdles* at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold Championship in New York on Sunday (11th). and recorded a time of 7.67 seconds.
The Bahamian sprint hurdler has been in great form since starting his 2024 campaign a month ago. He followed up his 7.88 at Louisville with a national record of 7.75 a week later. She came close to that mark with a 7.76 at the World Indoor Tour Gold meet in Boston last weekend.
But on Sunday in New York, she got off to a good start and stole the march from her rivals from the start. Sandwiched between two-time world indoor champion Nia Ali and two-time world champion Daniel Williams, Charlton slowly pulled away from the field and crossed the line in 7.67.
Her time was 0.01 less than the previous world record, set by Susanna Kallur exactly 16 years and one day ago.
Williams took second place with a time of 7.79, and Tia Jones, who won last week in Boston with a personal best time of 7.72, took third place with the same time as Williams.
“I heard the announcer say something like ‘world record,’ but it didn’t hit me until I saw my name and time on the clock,” said Charlton, who won the 2022 world indoor silver medal. . Describe that moment.
“I felt relieved when I saw that clock. When you set a goal and work towards it all year long and achieve it, you realize you’re on top of the world.”
More to come…
*Follows normal ratification procedures