One of the officers appeared to wield a tool used to break car windows (Picture: Linford Christie) He is a former world indoor record holder over 200 metres, and a former European rec He is the only British man to have won gold medals in the 100 metres at all four major competitions open to British athletes: the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games. The video was was shared with the caption ‘racist police aren’t just in America’. Olympic gold medallist Linford Christie puts the CNN Sports team through their paces on the track.

He was the first European to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 m and still holds the British record in the event. Team GB's Bianca Williams accuses Met Police of 'racial profiling' after stop and search. Linford Christie has accused the Metropolitan Police of institutional racism after two athletes he trains were stopped and handcuffed as they drove in their car with their three month old baby. Linford Cicero Christie OBE is a Jamaican-born British former sprinter. Linford Christie 11:31, 6 JUL 2020.