The indoor 400m world record set by Canadian Christopher Morales-Williams last Saturday during a university competition in the United States will not be approved due to a regulatory problem concerning starting blocks, he said. – official sources indicated on Tuesday. Christopher Morales-Williams, a 19-year-old student and member of the University of Georgia, won Saturday in Fayetteville (Arkansas) in 44.49 seconds, ahead of JeVaughn Powell (45.61) and Chris Robinson (45.62).
Calling this Morales-Williams race “the best world performance of all time”, the Association of Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches of the United States, however, indicated that this time could not constitute a world record.
According to reports published on Tuesday, the starting blocks used for Saturday’s race did not comply with the regulations of World Athletics, the international athletics federation. According to this regulation, the blocks must be linked to a World Athletics “start information system” which monitors reaction times.
The world record therefore remains the property of American sprinter Michael Norman, with a time of 44.52 seconds achieved in March 2018, again during a university championship in Texas.
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