15-Year-Old British Athlete Breaks the Longstanding 100m Sprint Record of Usain Bolt To Become the Next Big Thing in the Field of Athletics

A 15-year-old British athlete is making rounds on the internet for potentially becoming the next big thing in the field of sprinting. Divine "Lightening" Iheme left the legendary Usain Bolt and current Olympic Champion of the 100m category, Noah Lyles, behind to become the fastest in his age group. Earlier, athletics enthusiasts were captivated by Australian prodigy Gout Gout. The 17-year-old's videos - where he outpaces his rivals by several seconds on a routine basis - yielded him immense attention on social media.

Iheme, on the other hand, is making a name for herself among younger audiences and is already a rising star. Iheme has the potential to end Great Britain's 100-meter record drought, which has lasted for a century since Harold Abrahams won the event in 1924.

Iheme has been raising eyebrows since last year when he completed 100 meters in just 10.3 seconds. To put this into perspective, it should be noted that Bolt ran the distance in 10.57 seconds at the same age. Lules on the other hand was almost a second slower at the same age.

The prodigy has come a long way from shedding tears over a 600m event. He used to compete in various track and field events and was skilled in the foam javelin before focusing on sprinting.

"I hated the 600m - I remember crying," Iheme told The Telegraph. "I thought, 'Yeah, I can do my own events and I want to take this seriously from now on'. Mum didn't want to push me until I said I wanted to do it.

"All she says is, 'Focus on the one main goal.' It was two years ago that I ran my first sub-11 seconds - 10.86 when I was 13 - that was my first big thing. I have just been gradually working and working."