▁final , ▁but ▁was ▁dis qual ified ▁for ▁imp eding ▁the ▁runner - up , ▁J ere em ▁Rich ards ▁of ▁Tr in idad ▁and ▁Tob ago . ▁A ▁gold ▁medal ▁came ▁after ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 ▁× ▁ 1 0 0 ▁metres ▁relay , ▁where ▁he ▁ran ▁the ▁second ▁leg ▁alongside ▁Re uben ▁Arthur , ▁Richard ▁Kil ty ▁and ▁Harry ▁A ik ines - A ry e et ey ▁to ▁win ▁for ▁England . ▁ ▁Hugh es ▁proved ▁himself ▁among ▁the ▁world ' s ▁best ▁ 1 0 0   m ▁run ners ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁season . ▁He ▁improved ▁his ▁best ▁to ▁ 1 0 . 0 1 ▁seconds ▁in ▁February , ▁ran ▁a ▁wind - ass isted ▁ 9 . 9 9 ▁to ▁win ▁at ▁the ▁Boston ▁Games ▁( be ating ▁Y oh an ▁Bla ke ▁and ▁T ys on ▁Gay ), ▁then ▁set ▁a ▁world - leading ▁time ▁of ▁ 9 . 9 1 ▁seconds ▁in ▁June , ▁becoming ▁the ▁ 1 2 9 th ▁person ▁to ▁break ▁the ▁ 1 0 - second ▁bar rier . ▁This ▁raised ▁him ▁to ▁second ▁on ▁the ▁all - time ▁British ▁rank ings ▁behind ▁Lin ford ▁Christ ie , ▁and ▁equal ▁with ▁James ▁Das a olu . ▁ ▁Best s ▁ ▁Personal ▁best s ▁ ▁Se asons ▁best s ▁ ▁Times ▁given ▁in ▁seconds ▁and ▁senior ▁world ▁rank ▁in ▁parentheses ▁ ▁International ▁compet itions ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 ▁metres ▁national ▁champions ▁( men