WATCHING Wayde van Niekerk disappear off into the distance and erase Michael Johnson’s name from the world record books with a stunning 43.03 time for 400m will have been a chastening experience for Matt Hudson-Smith, but will also be the making of him, according to two former Olympians.
One year after suffering three stress fractures which forced him to miss the World Championships, Hudson-Smith finally arrived on the global stage on his Olympic debut, handling himself like a seasoned professional to reach the final with a 44.48 personal best in his semi-final before running 44.61 for eighth in the final.
Jamie Baulch (far right), says Matt Hudson-Smith can break the British 400m record
PICTURES: MARK SHEARMAN
Two athletes who know better than most the humbling feeling of sharing the track with an athlete seemingly from another planet are former British internationals Mark Richardson and Jamie Baulch, who had two of the best seats in the house to see Johnson storm to his 43.18 world gold medal-winning run in Seville 17 years ago.
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