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Two years ago, Jamal Britt lay in his apartment in the hot summer — with no power as he struggled to pay bills — and wondered if it was time to quit track.
"A lot of people that live this life like me, sometimes they just decide to throw it all away and just give up," he told NBC Sports research. "I decided to keep going regardless of what the situation was."
Now, Britt, a 27-year-old who has never competed at an Olympics or World Championships, is the second-hottest 110m hurdler on the planet. He began 2026 with a personal best of 13.07 seconds, ranking outside the 40 fastest men in history.
He goes into the Toyota USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships — where the 110m hurdles are on Sunday, the last day of the four-day meet in New York City — as the fifth-fastest man in history and the top seed.
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