The British teenager smashes the earlier mark of 10.51 with a surprising run at Lee Valley
Divine Iheme has obliterated the world 100m greatest for his age group, working 10.30 (1.7) at Lee Valley (August 26).
{The teenager}, often called ‘Lightning’ Divine’, was already the quickest 14-year-old over 100m within the UK and had a private better of 10.56 from the England Athletics U15 & U17 Open Championships final month.
Iheme did go faster than that mark on three events – 10.46, 10.48 and 10.49 – earlier on within the yr, however the trio of instances had been all around the authorized wind restrict.
Along with his 10.30 being wind authorized, Iheme has now taken aside of the world 14 100m better of 10.51, beforehand held by Jamaica’s Sachin Dennis.
Iheme has additionally sky-rocketed up the worldwide junior rankings and is now third on the European U18 all-time listing. Solely Britain’s Teddy Wilson (10.26) and France’s Jeff Erius (10.27) have gone faster.
Divine Iheme (England Athletics/Pat Scaasi)
The 14-year-old is coached by mum Nkiruku Iheme, who’s the founding father of the PWD Athletic Academy – created to assist youngsters realise their potential by athletics – in Oxfordshire.
Each of his dad and mom – 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 instructed Sky Sports activities: “I’ve watched numerous 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 file, 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 essentially the most”.
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