Zharnel Hughes
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Zharnel Hughes is an Anguilla-born British sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres and 200 metres. Born and raised in the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla, he has competed internationally for Great Britain in the Olympic Games, World Athletics and European Athletics events, and for England at the Commonwealth Games, since 2015. A double Commonwealth Games, double European Championships gold medalist as part of the 4 x 100 metres relay, Hughes has twice been European champion individually; over 100 metres in 2018, and 200 metres in 2022. In 2023, he broke both British sprint records, before winning his first global individual medal, a bronze in the 100 metres at the 2023 World championships.
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'Third time lucky?' Hughes hopes for Olympic gloryBritish sprinter Zharnel Hughes tells BBC Sport he hopes Paris 2024 can prove "third time lucky" as he chases Olympic redemption.BBC Sport - Published | |
Watch: Diamond League Brussels - Asher-Smith, Hughes & Muir in actionWatch Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita, Zharnel Hughes and Laura Muir in the Diamond League meeting in Brussels.BBC Sport - Published | |
Hughes misses out as Lyles completes golden doubleAmerican Noah Lyles completes a sensational sprint double at the World Championships as Zharnel Hughes misses out on a 200m medal.BBC Sport - Published | |
Watch: World Athletics Championships - day sevenFollow live coverage from day seven of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest with GB's Dina Asher-Smith, Keely Hodgkinson and Zharnel Hughes in action plus Noah Lyles.BBC Sport - Published | |
GB's Hughes finishes second to reach 200m finalWatch as Great Britain's Zharnel Hughes finishes second in his semi-final to qualify for the men's 200m final behind USA's Erriyon Knighton.BBC Sport - Published | |
Hodgkinson makes winning start to gold medal bidBritain's Keely Hodgkinson makes a winning start to her bid for world 800m gold as 100m bronze medallist Zharnel Hughes begins his 200m campaign.BBC Sport - Published | |
Impressive Hughes through to 200m semi-finalsGreat Britain's Zharnel Hughes wins his men's 200m heat in 19.99 seconds to progress to the semi-finals at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.BBC Sport - Published | |
Watch: World Athletics day five - Hodgkinson, Asher-Smith & HughesFollow live coverage from day five of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest with Britain's Keely Hodgkinson, Dina Asher-Smith and Zharnel Hughes in action.BBC Sport - Published | |
Kat's inspired me to push for gold - HughesGreat Britain's 100m bronze medallist Zharnel Hughes says heptathlon winner Katarina Johnson-Thompson has "inspired" him to push for gold at the World Athletics Championships.BBC Sport - Published | |
GB's Hughes takes bronze as Lyles wins 100m titleWatch as Great Britain's Zharnel Hughes takes bronze in the men's 100m, while Noah Lyles of the United States wins gold.BBC Sport - Published | |
Hughes wins world 100m bronze as Lyles triumphsZharnel Hughes wins bronze to become the first British man to make the 100m podium at a World Championships for 20 years as Noah Lyles triumphs in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published | |
'GB's Hughes has medal chance in wide-open sprints'In his BBC Sport column, Michael Johnson discusses Zharnel Hughes' chances in the wide-open sprint events at the World Championships.BBC Sport - Published | |
Hughes once again predicts British record timeZharnel Hughes reveals he again predicted his British record run after clocking 19.73 seconds in the 200m at the London Diamond League.BBC Sport - Published | Hughes breaks 30-year British 200m recordZharnel Hughes breaks the British record for the men's 200m with a time of 19.73 at the Diamond League meet in London.BBC Sport - Published |
Hughes smashes British 200m record in LondonZharnel Hughes breaks the 30-year British 200m record by clocking 19.73 seconds in front of a sell-out home crowd at the London Diamond League.BBC Sport - Published | Lyles backs 'modest' Hughes to break British 200m record in LondonZharnel Hughes is backed by world champion Noah Lyles to break the British 200m record at the London Diamond League on Sunday.BBC Sport - Published |
Watch: Diamond League LondonWatch live BBC One coverage with Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson, Zharnel Hughes and Dina Asher-Smith among a star-studded line-up in London.BBC Sport - Published | Hughes secures sprint double with 200m UK titleZharnel Hughes completes the sprint double as he wins the men's 200m at the UK Athletics Championships.BBC Sport - Published |
Hughes cruises to UK Champs 200m victoryWatch as Zharnel Hughes cruises to victory in the men's 200m to claim his second British title of the weekend at the UK Athletics Championships in Manchester.BBC Sport - Published | Hughes and Asher-Smith win 100m UK titlesDina Asher-Smith claims victory in the women's 100m at the UK Athletics Championships after Zharnel Hughes wins the men's race in rain-hit Manchester.BBC Sport - Published |
Hughes wins 100m at stormy British ChampionshipsZharnel Hughes continues his good form by winning the 100m in 10.03s in stormy conditions at the UK Athletics Championships in Manchester, having broken the British record last month.BBC Sport - Published | Watch: UK Athletics Championships - Johnson-Thompson, Neita & Hughes in actionFollow live coverage from the UK Athletics Championships in Manchester with Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Daryll Neita and Zharnel Hughes in actionBBC Sport - Published |
Britain's fastest ever man Hughes on flying on and off the trackZharnel Hughes, who broke Linford Christie's 30-year British 100m record in June, on learning from Usain Bolt, his love of flying and building towards the World Championships.BBC Sport - Published | 'Manifestation is real' - UK sprinter smashes 100m record after writing down exact time on morning of race UK sprinter Zharnel Hughes has said "manifestation is real" after he wrote down and predicted his record-breaking 9.83s run on the morning of the race.Sky News - Published |
'Sky is the limit' - Hughes targets Worlds podium British sprinter Zharnel Hughes says "the sky is the limit" after breaking the 30-year British men's 100m record, with his next target a podium place at the World Championships.BBC Sport - Published | 'I woke up with a dream' - Hughes predicts record-breaking 9.83 run Sprinter Zharnel Hughes says he predicted that he would break Linford Christie's 30-year British men's 100m record after clocking 9.83 seconds in New York.BBC Sport - Published |
European Championship: GB win one gold and a silver in the 200m finalWatch GB's Zharnel Hughes win gold in the men's 200m final with compatriot Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake taking silver at the European Championships in Munich.BBC Sport - Published | European Championships: Silver and bronze for GB's Zharnel Hughes and Jeremiah Azu in men's 100m finalWatch as Great Britain's Zharnel Hughes and Jeremiah Azu win silver and bronze respectively in the men's 100m final at the European Championships in Munich.BBC Sport - Published |
World Athletics Championships: GB's Zharnel Hughes into 100m semi-finals as USA's Fred Kerley impressesWatch as GB's Zharnel Hughes qualifies for the men's 100m semi-finals with a season's best 9.97 seconds at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon.BBC Sport - Published | UK Athletics Championships: Jeremiah Azu beats Zharnel Hughes and Reece Prescod to win 100mWatch as Jeremiah Azu claims a surprise 100m victory ahead of pre-race favourites Zharnel Hughes and Reece Prescod at the UK Championships.BBC Sport - Published |
Diamond League: Two disqualified as Aaron Brown claims victory in 100mCanada's Aaron Brown wins the men's 100m in a time of 10.13s after Trayvon Bromell and Zharnel Hughes were both disqualified for false starts.BBC Sport - Published | CJ Ujah: Investigation should take place 'without prejudice', says GB team-mate Zharnel HughesGB sprinter Zharnel Hughes says he wants the doping investigation into team-mate CJ Ujah to be allowed to take place "without prejudice" - but insists athletes need a clean sport.BBC Sport - Published |
Tokyo Olympics: Team GB win men's 4x100m relay silverTeam GB's CJ Ujah, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, Richard Kilty and Zharnel Hughes win silver in the men's 4x100 relay final, missing out on gold by just a hundredth of a second.BBC Sport - Published | Tokyo Olympics: Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins 100m final while GB's Zharnel Hughes disqualifiedWatch highlights as Lamont Marcell Jacobs claims gold in the men's 100m final after Great Britain's Zharnel Hughes is disqualified for a false start at the Tokyo Olympics.BBC Sport - Published |
Tokyo Olympics: Lamont Marcell Jacobs claims shock 100m goldItaly's Lamont Marcell Jacobs claims a shock gold in the Olympic 100m final, after Great Britain's Zharnel Hughes is disqualified for a false start.BBC Sport - Published | Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins Olympic men's 100m final with time of 9.79 seconds Lamont Marcell Jacobs has won the men's 100m final at the Tokyo Olympics after Team GB's Zharnel Hughes was disqualified with a false start.Sky News - Published |
Agony for Team GB after Zharnel Hughes disqualified in men's Olympic 100m final, as Italy takes gold Lamont Marcell Jacobs has won the men's 100m final at the Tokyo Olympics after Team GB's Zharnel Hughes was disqualified with a false start.Sky News - Published | Tokyo Olympics: Great Britain's Zharnel Hughes reaches men's 100m finalWatch highlights as Great Britain's Zharnel Hughes wins his men's 100m semi-final in a season's best 9.98 seconds to reach the final.BBC Sport - Published |
