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Junior champion Williams dreams of emulating Bolt

ESPN staff
July 23, 2010
Jodie Williams raced to 100m glory in Canada © Getty Images
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World junior 100 metres champion Jodie Williams dreams of emulating Usain Bolt and is targeting a final at the 2012 Olympics, according to her coach Mike McFarlane.

The 16-year-old, who has won 151 consecutive sprint races, is expected to make it a double-haul of golds by racing to victory in the 200m in Canada.

And her coach insists that the sky is the limit for the precocious teenager in the next few years.

"I said to her after introducing her to Usain, 'In five years' time you can be the best athlete in the world but first we have to negotiate the pitfalls. We have to box clever'," McFarlane told the Daily Mail.

"I am fully aware she could go to the Olympics in 2012 and make a final [at] 18 years old. As long as she remains healthy anything is possible for this girl."

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