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In 2023, Jamaican hurdler Roshawn Clarke was crowned senior national champion over the 400m hurdles, equalling the world U20 record set by USA’s Sean Burrell in 2021.

The teenager then went even faster at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest – clocking 47.34 seconds in the semi-finals to become the sole world U20 record-holder. Clarke went onto finish fourth in the final at his first senior global championships.

He didn’t immediately realise how fast he’d run in the semi finals in Budapest, but is confident of improving again as he targets the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Photo: Germany's Joshua Abuaku, Jamaica's Roshawn Clarke, France's Wilfried Happio, and Norway's Karsten Warholm compete in the men's 400m hurdles semi-final during the World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on August 21, 2023. (Credit: AFP via Getty Images)

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