The ▁next ▁moment , ▁when ▁I ▁looked ▁up ▁he ▁was ▁disappear ing ▁into ▁the ▁distance . ▁He ▁had ▁train ers ▁on ▁and ▁he ' d ▁never ▁stretch ed ▁before ▁in ▁his ▁life ▁but ▁he ▁just ▁kept ▁on ▁running ▁and ▁wouldn ' t ▁stop ". ▁ ▁Bal og un ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁compet itive ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 ▁met re ▁event ▁at ▁the ▁British ▁Athletics ▁League ▁National ▁Two ▁on ▁May ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁He ▁finished ▁ 2 nd ▁with ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 2 2 . 7 0 ▁seconds . ▁ ▁Bal og un ▁became ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁all - time ▁fast est ▁British ▁ath lete ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 m ▁when ▁he ▁set ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 2 0 . 3 8 ▁seconds ▁at ▁a ▁meeting ▁in ▁La ▁Ch aux - de - F onds , ▁Switzerland ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁ranked ▁ 2 nd ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁metres ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁was ▁ranked ▁ 1 0 th ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁metres . ▁Bal og un ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁East ▁London ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁sport ing ▁achiev ements . ▁ ▁Ach iev ements ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Kent ▁Athlet ic ▁Club ▁ ▁U EL S ports ▁▁▁ ▁Category :