{"id":205022,"date":"2025-09-26T15:06:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/26\/brit-is-quicker-than-usain-bolt-was-and-plans-to-beat-gout-gout-at-olympics\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T15:06:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:06:17","slug":"brit-is-quicker-than-usain-bolt-was-and-plans-to-beat-gout-gout-at-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/26\/brit-is-quicker-than-usain-bolt-was-and-plans-to-beat-gout-gout-at-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Brit is quicker than Usain Bolt was and plans to beat Gout Gout at Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_ed14e8\" data-testid=\"leadtext\" publication=\"mirror\">Divine Iheme has been making waves in the world of sprinting and has already set his sights on Olympic glory, with the 2028 Games in Los Angeles a potential target<\/h2>\n<p><button class=\"LightboxBtn_lightbox-btn__eoxYS\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"35971933\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageEmbed_fig-caption__qotOK\"><span class=\"ImageEmbed_camera-style__Qjeby\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_209_94274)\"><path opacity=\"0.16\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M14 4H2V10.6667C2 11.403 2.59695 12 3.33333 12H12.6667C13.403 12 14 11.403 14 10.6667V4ZM8 10C9.10457 10 10 9.10457 10 8C10 6.89543 9.10457 6 8 6C6.89543 6 6 6.89543 6 8C6 9.10457 6.89543 10 8 10Z\" fill=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\"\/><path d=\"M2 3.33331H14V11.3333C14 12.0697 13.403 12.6666 12.6667 12.6666H3.33333C2.59695 12.6666 2 12.0697 2 11.3333V3.33331Z\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"2\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M11.3332 1.33331L12.6665 1.33331\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/g><defs><clippath id=\"clip0_209_94274\"><rect width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/clippath><\/defs><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-title__FSINC\">Divine Iheme&#8217;s times at 14 and 15 are comparable with Usain Bolt and Gout Gout<\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-credit__uNiU6\">(Image: NurPhoto, NurPhoto via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Step aside, Gout Gout. A British sprint sensation has laid down the gauntlet to become the next <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/usain-bolt\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Usain Bolt<\/a> after demolishing one of the legendary sprinter&#8217;s records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Australian wonderkid Gout had been obliterating junior sprint marks before competing at the recent <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/gout-gout-world-athletics-championship-35933214\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">senior World Athletic Championships at just 17, <\/a>prompting widespread comparisons to the Jamaican icon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">But Divine Iheme, who is two years Gout&#8217;s junior, has been creating his own ripples in the sport. Last year, the Oxford-born speedster <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/usain-bolt-record-divine-iheme-34672743\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">recorded a breathtaking 10.30 seconds over 100m.<\/a> For perspective, both Bolt and Gout&#8217;s best times at that age stood at 10.57, while <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/breaking-olympics-mens-100m-results-33393548\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Olympic champion Noah Lyles<\/a> was a full second adrift.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">At the same age in the 200m, Iheme clocked 21.63. Once more, that stacked up impressively against Bolt, whose personal best at that stage was 21.81.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Earlier this year, Iheme, dubbed &#8216;Lightning&#8217;, shattered the indoor 60m record for 15 year olds with 6.71, eclipsing the previous benchmark established by America&#8217;s J-Mee Samuels in 2002.<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_211bec\">READ MORE:<!-- --> <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/usain-bolt-record-divine-iheme-34672743\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"34672743\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Usain Bolt&#8217;s record shattered by 15-year-old Brit as mum left with a sore head<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_211bec\">READ MORE:<!-- --> <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/usain-bolt-fitness-injury-olympics-35909606\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"35909606\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Usain Bolt makes startling admission on his fitness eight years after retirement<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Considering his remarkable development over the past year, it&#8217;s hardly shocking that Iheme is already dreaming about success at the Olympics, where he could go head to head with Gout.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">He told the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/bbc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a> in July: &#8220;I can see myself with an Olympic title to my name in the 100 and the 200, and hopefully it will happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">The offspring of two Nigerian former international sprinters, Innocent and Nkiruka, his mother sensed he would become a sprinter even before his arrival into the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">world<\/a>. Nkiruka, who also serves as his coach, said: &#8220;I knew when he was in my tummy. When I was pregnant, he kept on kicking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">&#8220;I am an athlete, his dad and my dad [were athletes]. When he entered primary school, that&#8217;s when we finally said, &#8216;Yes, we got a talent here we have to nurture.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button class=\"LightboxBtn_lightbox-btn__eoxYS\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-35971935\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"35971935\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article35971935.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Day-6-World-Athletics-Championships-Tokyo-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Gout Gout\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article35971935.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Day-6-World-Athletics-Championships-Tokyo-2025.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article35971935.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Day-6-World-Athletics-Championships-Tokyo-2025.jpg 615w,&#10;          https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article35971935.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Day-6-World-Athletics-Championships-Tokyo-2025.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageEmbed_fig-caption__qotOK\"><span class=\"ImageEmbed_camera-style__Qjeby\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_209_94274)\"><path opacity=\"0.16\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M14 4H2V10.6667C2 11.403 2.59695 12 3.33333 12H12.6667C13.403 12 14 11.403 14 10.6667V4ZM8 10C9.10457 10 10 9.10457 10 8C10 6.89543 9.10457 6 8 6C6.89543 6 6 6.89543 6 8C6 9.10457 6.89543 10 8 10Z\" fill=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\"\/><path d=\"M2 3.33331H14V11.3333C14 12.0697 13.403 12.6666 12.6667 12.6666H3.33333C2.59695 12.6666 2 12.0697 2 11.3333V3.33331Z\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"2\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M11.3332 1.33331L12.6665 1.33331\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/g><defs><clippath id=\"clip0_209_94274\"><rect width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/clippath><\/defs><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-title__FSINC\">Gout could soon have a younger British rival<\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-credit__uNiU6\">(Image: Hannah Peters, Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Nkiruka, who served a decade in the British Army, doesn&#8217;t hesitate to establish firm boundaries regarding his schoolwork, though. She told <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/athletics\/2025\/02\/06\/divine-lightning-iheme-british-teen-faster-usain-bolt\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">the Telegraph<\/a> earlier this year: &#8220;He loves running so, so much.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">&#8220;He doesn&#8217;t want to miss his training so, if he doesn&#8217;t do his homework, it&#8217;s &#8216;no training.&#8217; The language we use is, &#8216;no pain, no gain&#8217; or &#8216;pay now, play later.&#8217; Some children are just in the house playing games.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Divine, who began sprinting aged 12, has consistently favoured the shorter distances, confessing: &#8220;I hated the 600m, I remember crying [at school].&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Regarding his commitment to athletics, he explained: &#8220;I thought, &#8216;Yeah, I can do my own events and I want to take this seriously from now on.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button class=\"LightboxBtn_lightbox-btn__eoxYS\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-35842858\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"35842858\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article35842858.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_GettyImages-2219682683.jpg\" alt=\"Usain Bolt\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article35842858.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/1_GettyImages-2219682683.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article35842858.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_GettyImages-2219682683.jpg 615w,&#10;          https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article35842858.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_GettyImages-2219682683.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageEmbed_fig-caption__qotOK\"><span class=\"ImageEmbed_camera-style__Qjeby\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_209_94274)\"><path opacity=\"0.16\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M14 4H2V10.6667C2 11.403 2.59695 12 3.33333 12H12.6667C13.403 12 14 11.403 14 10.6667V4ZM8 10C9.10457 10 10 9.10457 10 8C10 6.89543 9.10457 6 8 6C6.89543 6 6 6.89543 6 8C6 9.10457 6.89543 10 8 10Z\" fill=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\"\/><path d=\"M2 3.33331H14V11.3333C14 12.0697 13.403 12.6666 12.6667 12.6666H3.33333C2.59695 12.6666 2 12.0697 2 11.3333V3.33331Z\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"8\" r=\"2\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M11.3332 1.33331L12.6665 1.33331\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-primary-default)\" stroke-width=\"1.33333\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/g><defs><clippath id=\"clip0_209_94274\"><rect width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/clippath><\/defs><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-title__FSINC\">Usain Bolt&#8217;s youth records are being challenged by Gout and British star Iheme<\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-credit__uNiU6\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">&#8220;Mum didn&#8217;t want to push me until I said I wanted to do it. All she says is, &#8216;Focus on the one main goal&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">&#8220;It was two years ago that I ran my first sub 11 seconds &#8211; 10.86 when I was 13 &#8211; that was my first big thing. I have just been gradually working and working.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">While the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, when he will be 18, isn&#8217;t entirely off the cards for Divine, he&#8217;s likely to have plenty of chances to shine on the world stage, potentially forming a rivalry for ages with Gout.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/divine-iheme-gout-bolt-olympics-35971936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Divine Iheme has been making waves in the world of sprinting and has already set his sights on Olympic glory, with the 2028 Games in Los Angeles a potential target Divine Iheme&#8217;s times at 14 and 15 are comparable with Usain Bolt and Gout Gout(Image: NurPhoto, NurPhoto via Getty Images) Step aside, Gout Gout. 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