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When Divine Iheme ran the 100m in 10.3 seconds as a 14-year-old last summer, it was a world record for that age.<\/b><\/p>\n
To put that time in context, Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles’ personal best at the same age was about one second slower, while Australian sprint prodigy Gout Gout<\/a> clocked 10.57.<\/p>\n A year on, Iheme holds the 60m indoor world record for 15-year-olds, which he set in January.<\/p>\n But he has much higher ambitions.<\/p>\n “I can see myself with an Olympic title to my name in the 100 and the 200, and hopefully it will happen,” says Iheme, who is nicknamed ‘Lightning’.<\/p>\n Born in Oxford as the third son of two Nigerian former international sprinters, Iheme was born to run fast – and his mum spotted it early on.<\/p>\n “I knew when he was in my tummy,” says Nkiruka Divine, who is not just his mum – but also his coach. “When I was pregnant, he kept on kicking.<\/p>\n “I am an athlete, his dad and my dad [were athletes]. When he entered primary school, that’s when we finally said: ‘Yes, we got a talent here we have to nurture.'”<\/p>\n Iheme is competing this weekend at the English Schools Athletics Championships, where he is targeting more success.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n