Teen hurdler Delta Amidzovski breaks 'idol' Sally Pearson's 20-year-old Australian record

Rising star Delta Amidzovski has obliterated the good Sally Pearson’s 20-year-old Australian under-18 100-metre hurdles report on the ultimate day of the Australian junior championships in Brisbane.

The 16-year-old from New South Wales stopped the clock at 13.02 seconds on Sunday, shaving 0.12 seconds off the mark set by London Olympics gold medallist and two-time world champion Pearson in 2003.

“I used to be nearly to cry on the end line. It is such a blessing,” stated Amidzovski, who has now bettered the 100m hurdles qualifying customary for August’s Commonwealth Youth Video games 4 instances.

“You place in a lot arduous work and [to] see all of it repay. It is an indescribable feeling.

“Sally has all the time been an idol. She’s the very best Australian hurdler of all time, so to interrupt her report is a dream come true for any athlete.”

Amidzovski got here into the junior championships with a private better of 13.42 and stated the nationwide report was not even on her radar till she arrived in Brisbane.

“I hadn’t actually appeared [at the record] till I got here right here, however my dad simply stated: ‘Go for it’. He stated: ‘Give it the whole lot you’ll be able to’,” she recalled.

“I did not assume I might get it, however the truth that I did it, I am actually comfortable.

“I’ve acquired some time to maintain bettering on this, too.”

The versatile Amidzovski additionally received the Australian under-18 lengthy soar title earlier within the meet.

Her record-setting efficiency got here simply 24 hours after 15-year-old Ipswich sprinter Gout Gout cracked the 21-second mark for the primary time, clocking 20.87 seconds right into a slight headwind.

Gout — who solely turned 15 final December — was 0.03 beneath the earlier report, collectively held by Darren Clark, Paul Greene and Zane Branco.