Chinese star claims breakthrough 60m silver medal at world indoors

Su Bingtian became the first male Chinese sprinter to win a major championship medal in an individual event as he took the silver behind American Christian Coleman in the men's 60 meters final at the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, England on Saturday.

The 28-year-old Su, who became the first Asia-born athlete to run under 10 seconds in 2015, clocked a personal best of 6.42 seconds, breaking his own Asian record of 6.43 which he set last month.

Coleman clocked a championship record 6.37 to claim gold. Another American, Ronnie Baker, took bronze in 6.44.

Su's teammate Xie Zhenye finished fourth, just as he did at the 2016 world indoors in Portland, in a personal best of 6.52.