“It felt okay. I mean, I haven’t ran too many 200s all year, so my plan was really just try to execute a good race and just try to use it to prepare me, like you say, into next week going into Zurich, so I feel like I executed that, but as a competitor, you definitely want to, you know, see your name higher up on the podium, but overall it was okay , ” said Christian Coleman when asked about his race at Brusells DL. He started strong in the 200m but faded to 4th with 20.42s. But today, he finished higher on the podium, yet it’s not all good news.
Christian Coleman marked his first victory of the season, and he chose to do it at a big stage. The 100m final of the Diamond League in Zurich. On the track racing him were Akani Simbine, the man who did not lose a single 100m until the London