Christopher Morales broke the short track 400 meter world record

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The Canadian Christopher Morales Williams lose to a time of 44.49 is the short track 400 meter world record in a university championship held in the town of Fayettevillein Arkansas (United States).

In a time of 44.49, the 19-year-old Canadian lowered the previous record of 44.57 set by American Kerron Clement in 2005 on the same track.


Morales, a second-year politics student at the University of Georgia, He won his heat in 45.58 and then dominated the final, winning by more than a second.who finished nine hundredths faster than his previous best accomplished at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational on February 9.

The Canadian is part of the national under-20 team won a bronze medal in the 4×400 at the Cali World Cup (Colombia) in 2022 and achieved the silver at the under-20 Pan American Championships the following year. It also holds the national 400-meter outdoor title with 45.48achieved on July 29, 2023.


Source: La Verdad

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