By Le Figaro with AFP
Published 1 minute ago
Grant Holloway lowered the benchmark time in the 60m hurdles. SAM WASSON / AFP
Grant Holloway set a new benchmark time of 7—29, 0—02 better than his old record.
American Grant Holloway improved his own world record in the 60m hurdles at the US Indoor Championships on Friday in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where Tia Jones tied the record. ©minin.
Holloway (26 years old), who had run in 7 sec 29 in 2021 and 2022, raced to 7 sec 27 during the series.
He then did not compete in the final, preferring to preserve himself, although the United States championships served on Friday and Saturday as selection trials for the World Indoor Championships. from Glasgow (March 1-3).
Holloway benefits from an invitation to the 60m hurdles as reigning world champion.
At 26 years old, the Floridian confirms that he is the greatest runner in the history of this mainly winter discipline.
Holloway is now undefeated in 60 races over the distance since his professional debut seven years ago. He holds six of the seven best performances in history, surrounding the former world record of Briton Colin Jackson (7.30 in 1994).
The University of Florida alum is also a three-time world champion in the 110m hurdles. The only thing missing from his record is Olympic gold, which he will chase this summer in Paris (July 26 – August 11), after winning silver in Tokyo in 2021.
In 110 m hurdles, Holloway is the second best performer in history (12.81 in 2021), behind the record of his compatriot Aries Merritt (12.80 in 2012).
A few minutes before Holloway, the little-known Tia Jones raced in 7 sec 67 to equal the world record established by the Bahamian Devynne Charlton on February 11 in New York.
She then confirmed her dazzling form in the final in 7 sec 68, the 3rd fastest time in history.
At 23, Jones, junior world champion in the 100m hurdles in 2018, will participate in Glasgow in her first senior international championship.
These superb performances were achieved at altitude in Albuquerque (around 1,619 m). A world record can be set there: Christian Coleman established the current 60m record there in 2018 (6.34).
In the long jump, Tara Davis-Woodhall jumped 7.18 m, the world’s best performance of the season.
Pole vaulter Chris Nilsen rose to 6 m to beat Sam Kendricks (5.95 m).
On Saturday a tantalizing duel is expected between Noah Lyles and Christian Coleman over 60 m.
