Georgia's Christopher Morales Williams sets world record in indoor 400 meters at SEC Championships

Georgia's Christopher Morales Williams set a world record in the indoor 400 meters at the 2024 SEC Championships, running 44.49 seconds. Watch the race below:

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Christopher Morales Williams 🇨🇦 () 400m WR of 44.49 at the SEC Champs!!!

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Morales Williams ran the fastest indoor 400 meters since Michael Norman ran 44.52 seconds at the 2018 DI indoor championships. Morales Williams' performance came after facing illness in the morning (per his post-race interview).

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Christopher. Morales. Williams.

4⃣4⃣.4⃣9⃣ CMW sets 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗢𝗢𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗 in the 400m final. |

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