Amidzovski breaks Pearson’s junior record
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Rising star Delta Amidzovski has obliterated the great Sally Pearson’s 20-year-old Australian under-18 100m hurdles record on the final day of the Australian junior championships in Brisbane.
The 16-year-old from NSW stopped the clock at 13.02 seconds on Sunday, slashing 0.12 off the mark set by London Olympics gold medallist and two-time world champion Pearson in 2003.
“I was just about to cry at the finish line, it’s such a blessing,” said Amidzovski, who has now bettered the 100m hurdles qualifying standard for August’s Commonwealth Youth Games four times.
“You put in so much hard work and see it all pay off. It’s an indescribable feeling.
“Sally has always been an idol. She’s the best Australian hurdler of all time, so to break her record is a dream come true for any athlete.”
Amidzovski came into the junior championships with a personal best of 13.42 and said the national record was not even on her radar until she arrived in Brisbane.
“I hadn’t really looked (at the record) until I came here but my dad just said go for it; he said give it everything you can,” she said.
“I didn’t think I would get it but the fact that I did it, I’m really happy. I’ve got a while to keep improving on this too.”
The versatile Amidzovski also won the Australian under-18 long jump title earlier in the meet.
AAP
