What club does Zharnel Hughes run for? How good is Zharnel Hughes?

Zharnel Hughes trains with the Racers Track Club in Jamaica under coach Glen Mills, with clubmates including Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and Delano Williams.

Zharnel Hughes is an exceptional sprinter. In June 2023, Zharnel Hughes became Britain’s fastest-ever man on Saturday as he broke Linford Christie’s 100m national record of 9.87 by 0.04 seconds. Hughes is a four-time European gold medallist.

In his youth representing Anguilla, Zharnel Hughes won at the CARIFTA Games, Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics, and the Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.

In 2022, Zharnel Hughes won the 200 m at the European Championships in Munich; and he became second over 100 m. Zharnel Hughes placed fifth in the 200 m final at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics.

Zharnel Hughes won in both the 100 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2018 European Championships, and in both the 200 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2022 European Championships representing Great Britain.

In 2019, Zharnel Hughes achieved his first global senior medal, a silver in the 4 x 100 metre relay at the 2019 World Athletics Championships.