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Having turned 15 years-old in October 2024, he ran a personal best time of 6.76 seconds for the [[60 metres]] in Lee Valley. This mark was 0.02 seconds behind the British U18 record set by [[Mark Lewis-Francis]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/divine-iheme-runs-blistering-6-76-over-60m-aged-15-1039995541/|website=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=11 December 2024|title=Divine Iheme runs blistering 6.76 over 60m aged 15|first=Tim|last=Adams|date=Dec 10, 2024}}</ref>
Having turned 15 years-old in October 2024, he ran a personal best time of 6.76 seconds for the [[60 metres]] in Lee Valley. This mark was 0.02 seconds behind the British U18 record set by [[Mark Lewis-Francis]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/divine-iheme-runs-blistering-6-76-over-60m-aged-15-1039995541/|website=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=11 December 2024|title=Divine Iheme runs blistering 6.76 over 60m aged 15|first=Tim|last=Adams|date=Dec 10, 2024}}</ref>

In December 2024, he broke the world best mark for a 15-year old over 60 metres, previously set by [[J-Mee Samuels]] in 2003, running 6.71 seconds in Lee Valley.<ref> https://athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/divine-iheme-runs-world-age-15-best-of-6-71-over-60m-1039996083/#</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Revision as of 23:39, 5 January 2025

Divine Iheme
Personal information
Born (2009-10-01) 1 October 2009 (age 15)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best60m: 6.76s (2024) 100m: 10.30s (2024)

Divine Iheme (born 1 October 2009) is British sprinter.[1]

Early life

He is from Radley in Oxfordshire and became English schools champion over 100 metres and won the 100m and 200m sprint double in the English Athletics indoor age-group championships in April 2024.[2]

Career

2024

Iheme set a UK under-14 record of 10.56 for the 100 metres at the England Athletics U15 & U17 Open Championships in July 2024. He ran a world U14 best time of 10.30 seconds over 100 metres in August 2024 at Lee Valley. This time also placed him third on the European U18 all-time list behind Britain’s Teddy Wilson and France’s Jeff Erius.[3]

Having turned 15 years-old in October 2024, he ran a personal best time of 6.76 seconds for the 60 metres in Lee Valley. This mark was 0.02 seconds behind the British U18 record set by Mark Lewis-Francis in 1999.[4]

In December 2024, he broke the world best mark for a 15-year old over 60 metres, previously set by J-Mee Samuels in 2003, running 6.71 seconds in Lee Valley.[5]

Personal life

He parents, Innocent Iheme and Nkiruku Iheme, both represented Nigeria at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[6][7] He is nicknamed "Lightning Divine".[8]

References

  1. ^ "Divine Iheme". World Athletics. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ Smythe, Steve (Apr 16, 2024). "Divine Iheme, 14, runs 10.76/21.74 sprint double". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. ^ Adams, Tim (Aug 26, 2024). "Divine Iheme runs world 14 best of 10.30 over 100m". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  4. ^ Adams, Tim (Dec 10, 2024). "Divine Iheme runs blistering 6.76 over 60m aged 15". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  5. ^ https://athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/divine-iheme-runs-world-age-15-best-of-6-71-over-60m-1039996083/#
  6. ^ Hodge, Stuart (10 September 2024). "Divine Iheme: Meet 14-year-old British sprint star dubbed 'the new Noah Lyles' who is quicker than Olympic champion was at same age". Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  7. ^ Pandey, Animesh (Aug 27, 2024). "Who is Divine Iheme? All about the 14-year-old sprinting sensation from UK who has broke the 100m age group world record". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Divine Iheme targeting world record in his age group after becoming fastest 14-year-old in Britain". Sky Sports. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.