Zharnel Hughes dedicates British 100m title to aunt after missing her funeral to race

Hughes: ‘I almost started crying. This win was for her’Favourite Daryll Neita disqualified in women’s 100mAfter a sluggish start and a thunderous, triumphant finish, Zharnel Hughes dedicated his freshly claimed British 100m title to his aunt, whose funeral he was forced to miss so that he could compete in Birmingham this weekend. Hughes, the world bronze medallist, hails from the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla, where his aunt Iola was being laid to rest at the same time as he was taking on the best sprinters in Britain. The sacrifice paid off when he blitzed his way to a winning time of 9.94sec at the Alexander Stadium, before paying tribute to his family on the other side of the world.“Today is a very difficult day for me,” he said. “My auntie is getting buried right now. Her funeral is going on and I’m missing out. I was very close with her, so today was a bit of a mental strength game for me. “I had to keep suppressing inside and I couldn’t speak to my family because I would get emotional. Jeremiah [Azu] was trying to console me because I almost started crying. This win was for her.” Continue reading...

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