STOCKHOLM - Christophe Lemaitre of France beat his record of 100 m 9 sec 95 (wind: +1.0 m / s), or one hundredth better than the precedent set June 7 in Montreuil, winning the event at European Team Championships in Athletics on Saturday in Stockholm.
"A wind meter (favorable)? Is nickel," he exclaimed upon learning that his record was approved.
Before running the 4x100m relay, Lemaitre enjoyed the race very calmly.
"I tried to make the best possible start," he said acknowledging a "flaw" at this level while the Briton Dwain Chambers has more slender.
But "as soon as I got up, I (Chambers) spent fast enough," he said, considering that the rest of the race was "nickel".
However, it is "surprised" that race and time, especially since, he said, the record was not what it was.
"I wanted to win for the team, was the main objective," he said.
Since his first record (98 9 sec) in the final of the Championships in France July 9, 2010 in Valence (Drome), is the third time the triple European champion (100/200/4X100 m) improves its mark 'hundredth.
Lemaitre, 21, has significantly outpaced the track's glorious Olympic Stadium (1912 Olympics) Britain's Dwain Chambers (10.07) and Portugal's Francis Obikwelu (10.22).
"It is too fast for me! He will go far", said Chambers, while qu'Obikwelu sees in him an athlete who may well beat his record in Europe (9.86).
"It's a good athlete and he is young. If he continues like this, it will break the record," he told Portuguese.
First white sprinter under 10 seconds, the Savoy has benefited from better than expected weather conditions, with a veiled sun and wind.
"A wind meter (favorable)? Is nickel," he exclaimed upon learning that his record was approved.
Before running the 4x100m relay, Lemaitre enjoyed the race very calmly.
"I tried to make the best possible start," he said acknowledging a "flaw" at this level while the Briton Dwain Chambers has more slender.
But "as soon as I got up, I (Chambers) spent fast enough," he said, considering that the rest of the race was "nickel".
However, it is "surprised" that race and time, especially since, he said, the record was not what it was.
"I wanted to win for the team, was the main objective," he said.
Since his first record (98 9 sec) in the final of the Championships in France July 9, 2010 in Valence (Drome), is the third time the triple European champion (100/200/4X100 m) improves its mark 'hundredth.
Lemaitre, 21, has significantly outpaced the track's glorious Olympic Stadium (1912 Olympics) Britain's Dwain Chambers (10.07) and Portugal's Francis Obikwelu (10.22).
"It is too fast for me! He will go far", said Chambers, while qu'Obikwelu sees in him an athlete who may well beat his record in Europe (9.86).
"It's a good athlete and he is young. If he continues like this, it will break the record," he told Portuguese.
First white sprinter under 10 seconds, the Savoy has benefited from better than expected weather conditions, with a veiled sun and wind.
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