Prescod happy to mix it with world's best
BySportsbeat
Published 20/08/2018 at 10:55 GMT
Sprinter Reece Prescod believes he has shown he can compete with the best in the world after matching Christian Coleman stride for stride at the Birmingham Diamond League on Saturday.
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The 22-year-old set a personal best of 9.94s, the same time as Coleman, though the America got the victory through a photo finish.
American Noah Lyles completed the podium with Yohan Blake fourth and Britons Zharnel Hughes and CJ Ujah fifth and eighth respectively.
Four of the nine finalists dipped below ten seconds in a high-quality final and Prescod was happy to put on a show for the home crowd.
"The Americans think they are very dominant but hopefully I have done our country proud and tried to show the British boys can sprint," he said.
"Obviously the Americans are world-class competition - they are the guys I have to beat. I feel like I am definitely close but I still have a lot of work to do to get stronger and faster."
But far from getting carried away, Prescod is eager to return to training and get even quicker so that his performances on the track continue to impress.
"But my dad has always said to me let your running do the talking," he added. "For me, I didn't say much, I put my head down and came away with a PB so I can't complain.
"I now have two weeks until the Diamond League final, so I have two or three days off and then back to work."
"There are a lot of characters and I have been seeing a lot of stuff and people with really strong confidence."
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