Zharnel Hughes says coach Glen Mills has told him he has similar traits to Usain Bolt after the British sprinter set a new men’s 100m national record.

Hughes broke Linford Christie’s 30-year record by 0.04 seconds with a time of 9.83 as he won the New York City Grand Prix on Saturday.

Mills played a key role in the development of Bolt, who came to fame at the 2008 Beijing Olympics by setting new world records in the men’s 100m and 200m, before going even faster a year later at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.

“He always compares the both of us at times. He’s always like, ‘I see similar traits in you than what I see in Usain’,” Hughes told Sky Sports News.