Divine Iheme has continued to impress into 2025 after setting a world age 15 greatest over 60m.
Final month, the 15-year-old clocked 6.76 on the BFTTA Indoor Collection in Lee Valley and there have been hopes he might quickly break the world greatest over the space for his age group.
The mark to beat was 6.74, set by American J-Mee Samuels in 2003.
Not solely did Iheme break the report this time spherical however he did it on two events, clocking 6.71 and 6.72 in his respective races on the subsequent instalment of the BFTTA Indoor Collection in London (January 5).
Divine Iheme (Pat Isaacs)
{The teenager} is now fourth on the UK 60m under-18 all-time rankings and isn’t far off Mark Lewis-Francis’ report of 6.69, recorded all the best way again in 1999.
Iheme, who’s often known as ‘Lightning’ Divine’, made international headlines final summer time after clocking a world age 14 better of 10.30 over 100m.
That run noticed Iheme sky-rocket up the worldwide junior rankings and he’s now third on the European U18 all-time 100m checklist. Solely Britain’s Teddy Wilson (10.26) and France’s Jeff Erius (10.27) have gone sooner.
The 14-year-old is coached by mum Nkiruku Iheme, who’s the founding father of the PWD Athletic Academy – created to assist children realise their potential via athletics – in Oxfordshire.
Divine Iheme (Pat Scaasi)
Each of his mother and father – his dad is Harmless Iheme – represented Nigeria at worldwide stage, together with the 2002 Commonwealth Video games in Manchester.
{The teenager} has additionally beforehand said that he watched and studied each Usain Bolt and Allyson Felix rising up.
The Oxfordshire-based athlete informed Sky Sports activities final yr: “I’ve watched various Usain Bolt’s races and Allyson Felix’s 200m, 400m and relays.
“In all probability the primary race I watched, was his [Bolt’s] world 200m world report, the 19.19, and I used to be impressed to pursue the dream.”
In that very same interview Iheme, who was born in Nigeria, added that he needed to characterize Nice Britain sooner or later “as a result of they’ve helped me probably the most”.
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