There is Zhoya and the others!
In the final of the World Junior Athletics Championships held in Nairobi, Kenya, the Franco Australien, who chose to represent the colors of France, literally crushed the 110m hurdles final to win his first world gold medal.
Above all, Sasha Zhoya exploded by 21 hundredths the world record in his category he had held since the day before, crossing the line in 12 ″ 72.
WORLD U20 RECORD ⏱
Already the author of the world record yesterday in the semi-final with 12 "93, the nugget of the discipline again pulverizes this mark in the final!
🇫🇷 Sasha Zhoya - 12" 72
💨: +1.0 m / s
RT: 0.138 # WorldAthletics # Nairobi2021 pic.twitter.com/CcZQeQApFZ
- Vincent Guyot (@Vinc_Guyot) August 21, 2021
An exceptional performance for the member of Clermont Athlétisme Auvergne, notably coached by Ladji Doucouré, former world champion in the discipline.
Before his semi-final, the record was jointly held by another Frenchman, Wilhem Belocian, and Jamaican Damion Thomas, who had run in 12 ″ 99.
Sasha Zhoya, already crowned at the European Under-20 Championships in July, enters a new dimension and confirms the hopes placed in him.
Higher hurdles for seniors
The hardest part remains for Zhoya, 19, who will have to confirm in the seniors, where the hurdles are placed higher, at 1.06 m against 99 cm in the juniors.
In Nairobi, the harvest continues for the French clan, after the gold won in the long jump yesterday by Erwan Konaté (8.12 m) or the silver won this Sunday by Maële Biré-Heslouis in the 10,000 m walk .
