Christian Coleman, like everyone else, had been listening to stories of the media speculating as to who the fastest sprinter in America is.
He did not pay that much attention to start a debate about it but after his performance on Friday at the 100-meter race finals held for the USA Track And Field Outdoor Championships at the Drake Stadium, there will be a lot of buzz about him.
Coleman said, “The media just is putting out stories like this guy is the guy to beat that guy and that this guy is the fastest in the world. I do not really pay attention to their talks. I only treat every day as a race and I just keep on grinding. I keep on working hard to become officially the world’s fastest man in Doha in September this year.”
The product of the University of Tennessee, Coleman was able to beat the field’s time with his 9.99 seconds which is 10th of a second faster when compared with the 2nd place finisher named Michael Rodgers.
As for the World Championships of the Track and Field, they will be held in Doha in September and Coleman will be participating in the championships as a contender to become the world’s fastest man.
The 23 years old sprinter has already been able to be the world no. 1 in the 100-meter racer this year with his best time of 9.85 seconds. He also won the 60 back at the 2018’s World indoor championships. Last but not least, he has managed to score a time of 9.79 seconds for the 100 meters race back in August of 2018.
As for the five-times Olympic medalist named Justin Gatlin, he participated in the semifinals of the US Championships but not in the finals.
As for Coleman, when asked as to how he feels about being the fastest in the USA, he said, “It means a lot to be considered as the fastest in the United States. The USA is currently at the top when it comes to sprints so that means a lot to me.”
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