Canadian Teen Sets New World Indoor 400m Record

Christopher Morales Williams breaks 19-year-old record at NCAA championships.

Canadian teenager Christopher Morales Williams sets a new world indoor record in the 400 meters with a time of 44.49 seconds at the NCAA's Southeastern Conference championships.
The 19-year-old University of Georgia sophomore broke the previous record of 44.57 set by American Kerron Clement in 2005.
Morales Williams improved nearly a second off his previous best time of 45.39 set earlier in February.
The record-breaking performance is subject to World Athletics' ratification process.
Morales Williams, a native of Vaughan, Ontario, trained solo during the pandemic after schools were shut, contributing to his remarkable achievement.