MIAMI, Florida, CMC – Sprinter Daniel Williams set a brand new South American indoor 200-meter file on the Nationwide Affiliation of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Indoor Observe and Discipline Nationwide Championships on the Alachua County Sports activities Heart over the weekend.
Competing for Life College (Georgia), the 23-year-old Williams stormed to victory within the ultimate, clocking a blistering 20.48 seconds.
His time broke the 36-year-old file of 20.65 seconds set by Brazilian Olympic medalist Robson Caetano da Silva in 1989.
Williams’ time is the tenth quickest time on this planet this yr, over 200 meters.
Williams, who hails from the mining city of Linden, achieved worldwide recognition after claiming a silver medal within the 400 meters on the 2017 Underneath-18 World Championships.
