Coleman sprints to 60m glory, Dibaba bags doubleBIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom: Christian Coleman confirmed his status as the most exciting young sprinter in the post-Usain Bolt era when he stormed to 60m glory on Saturday as Ethiopian track legend Genzebe Dibaba bagged a golden world indoor brace. Coleman arrived in Birmingham, England, fresh from having set a new world indoor record of 6.34sec for the sprint and the 21-year-old American made no mistake when taking his first steps in the global arena in the absence of the now-retired Bolt. Coleman’s US teammate Ronnie Baker claimed bronze. Greece’s Katerina Stefanidi, the reigning world, European and Olympic champion, took bronze (4.80) in what was a totally gripping event as Morris finally converted her world outdoor and indoor silvers into gold. “The guys were stronger than me and I do not know what went wrong for them,” said Maslak.

Source: Ethiopian News March 03, 2018 22:18 UTC