Nigeria-born British athlete Divine Iheme appears to be like prepared for the grand stage, having impressed every person together with his breathtaking velocity on the observe. Iheme could possibly be a reputation that followers can be singing for a very long time, after the 14-year-old ran the 100m in a surprising 10.30 seconds at Lee Valley Athletics Centre, breaking the earlier document of 10.51 seconds set by Jamaican speedster Sachin Dennis. Only two years in the past, when he was aged 12, Iheme was protecting the 100m distance in 11.3 seconds. The teenager has made vital progress, to clock 10.30 seconds, breaking the ‘world document’ in that age group.
If Iheme continues his progress on the identical tempo, the legendary Usain Bolt’s document of ending a 100m race in 9.58 seconds could possibly be in jeopardy. Iheme is not the one teenager making waves on the 100m observe. 16-year-old Australian Gout Gout additionally surprised the athletics world just lately.
THIS GUY IS RIDICULOUS!! 10.56s!!! AT FOURTEEN
Another UK U-15 documentDivine Iheme 🇬🇧 as soon as once more rewrites the UK historical past books as he wins the UK U-15 100m title in 10.56s (0.7), simply lacking Sachin Dennis age 14 world document of 10.51s.
WHAT A TALENT!!! pic.twitter.com/iTzq6fx1PL
— World Athletics Hub (@wldathleticshub) July 27, 2024
He went viral after operating a 100m race on the Queensland Athletics Championships in March in a lightning fast 10.29 seconds. The two might go on to battle for the highest podium spot for years to return, making a duopoly much like what soccer greats Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo did for almost 20 years.
Much like Iheme, Gout was additionally in comparison with Bolt after he confirmed his fiery velocity on the observe.
“It’s pretty cool because Usain Bolt is arguably the greatest athlete of all time and just being compared to him is a great feeling,” Gout instructed information.com.au in April.
“Obviously I’m Gout Gout so I’m trying make a name for myself. If I can get to the level he was that would be a great achievement.”
Gout had additionally revealed that he admires Erriyon Knighton and Noah Lyles, the 100m gold medal-winner at Paris Olympics.
“I like Erriyon Knighton because he is a youngster competing up against the best, and Noah Lyles because he is running crazy times,” Gout had stated.
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