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Divine Iheme, son of ex-Nigerian athletes shattered the age-14 world record after being inspired by Usain Bolt.
A British speed sensation of Nigerian descent Divine Iheme has shattered the age-14 World Record in the 100m event after clocking a jaw-dropping 10.30s (1.7) at the BFTTA Open at Lee Valley in England.
The 14-year-old finished fourth behind 30-year-old Ade Adewale, also a British and of Nigerian descent, who clocked a massive Personal Best (PB) of 10.05s, ahead of Jona Efoloko, another British-Nigerian in a PB of 10.19s.
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By doing this, 'Lightening Divine' as he's fondly called shattered the previous record of 10.51s held by Jamaica's Sachin Dennis.
Iheme, whose parents Nkiruku and father Innocent Iheme were both successful athletes and represented Nigeria at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, has big dreams of dominating the sprint world in the future.
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Trained by his mum, the Oxfordshire-based youngster studies footage of legendary sprint stars to assist his startling progression but insists he does not attempt to imitate their explosive running methods.
"I've watched quite a lot of Usain Bolt's races and Allyson Felix's 200m, 400m and relays," said Iheme in an interview with Sky Sports.
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"Probably the first race I watched, was his [Bolt's] 200m world record, the 19.19, and I was inspired to pursue the dream. I try my best to slingshot off the bend [in 200m] and continue holding first until I cross the finish line.
"In my opinion, I think my [running style] is unique and natural. I don't try to model it from anyone. It's just a God-given talent," he said.
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Despite his parents being from Nigeria and represented the African nation at international level, which makes him have dual citizenship, the talented speedster already has his mind made up on the country he will be donning their colours.
"Well, even though I'm from Nigeria, I was born here. I've had free education, free school meals. Everyone here has been taking care of me, child support, all this stuff, so I feel like I'm going to run for Great Britain because they have helped me the most."
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If Iheme continues to excel at this rate, then he's destined to be another star sprinter for Great Britain in the future, which will be another loss for Nigeria.
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