Joseph Millar is one race away from being mentioned in the same sentence as an athlete he once idolised.
The Tauranga sprinter flew to his third-consecutive 100m title in 10.49s on day one of the national track and field championships at Newtown Park in Wellington yesterday.
Millar will now chase
the 200m title tomorrow, which would mark the third time in a row he has achieved the sprint double.
The only man to have completed that feat three times on the bounce was former Olympian James Dolphin (2005-2007).
"To think I'm now doing what he did and I think back to when I first started doing athletics, he was my absolute idol," Millar said. "It's amazing to see how far I've come since being that kid looking up to my idol and being in awe of what he could do."
