A British young man may be the next Olympic fast feeling. Divine ‘Lightning’ Ihem has already broken records Usain Bolts And the current Olympic champion Noah Liles.
Athletics fans are surprised by the Australian Starlet osteoarthritis in recent months. The 17 -year -old clips, in which he demolishes his competitors in several seconds, has gone viral on social media.
However, Ihem creates a name for himself among younger age, and may be something to look at in the future. The Great Britain did not hold a 100 -meter record from Harold Abrahams in 1924, but Ihem could be in the next row.
The 15 -year -old was 100 m in 10.3 seconds, aged 14 last year. To better understand how fast it is, the record of athlete icon bolt is 10.57s. The Liles was almost a second slow in the same phase of his development.
This was conveniently beat up the previous age group record, which was in the 10.51s. Ihem will have a place in the 1996 100m Olympic final.
Ihem has come a long way since weeping at the 600 -meter event. He had previously participated in several traffic and field events and was a foam Javelin expert before focusing on sprinkling.
“I hated 600 meters – I remember crying,” Ihem said Telegraph. “I thought, ‘Yes, I can do my own events. I want to take this more seriously.’
“Everything she says, ‘focus on a major goal’. Two years ago, my first sub -11 seconds – 10.86 I ran at the age of 13 – that’s my first big thing.
His mother, Nakruka, has had a huge impact on Iheem’s growing life. However, he visited the family in Nigeria, and he was 15 years old in history.
“I remember the day when the timer was delayed,” he recalled this occasion. “I was bent and waited. I looked at 10.3, and I started shouting, shouting and running.
“I was very surprised. The commentator began to get mad. This is a wonderful experience. I loved it. ”
Nkiruka added: “We were jumping down further – there was a window – and, in excitement, I hit the head.”
Divine Ihem is the name that British athlete fans should notice in the future.
