Coleman breaks world record in 60 metres, runs 6.34 seconds

ByReuters

Published 19/02/2018 at 00:07 GMT

Feb 18 (Reuters) - World silver medallist Christian Coleman broke the world record in the 60 metres when he ran 6.34 seconds at the U.S.

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indoor national championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Sunday.

Fellow American Maurice Greene had held the record of 6.39 seconds for 20 years.

Coleman clocked 6.37 seconds at a meeting in South Carolina last month but the time was not ratified for technical reasons. (Reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)

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