The British teenager bested Jay-Me Samuels’ 6.74 at Lee Valley in 2003.
Divine Iheme continues to impress until 2025 when he sets the world’s best 15-year-old 60 meters.
last month The 15-year-old clocked 6.76 at the Lee Valley BFTTA Indoor Series and there were hopes that he could soon break the distance world best for his age group.
The winning mark was 6.74, which was set by the American Jay-Me Samuels in 2003.
This time Ayham not only broke the record, but did it twice, clocking 6.71 and 6.72 in her respective races at the next leg of the BFTTA Indoor Series in London (January 5).
Divine Ihem (Pat Isaacs)
The teenager is now fourth in Great Britain’s all-time 60m under-18 rankings and is not far behind Mark Lewis-Francis’ record of 6.69, which was set back in 1999.
Ayhem, also known as ‘Lightning’ Divine’, made global headlines last summer after Clock world 14 years best 10.30 from 100m.
The run catapulted Iheme up the international junior rankings and he is now third on the all-time European under-18 100m list, behind only Britain’s Teddy Wilson (10.26) and France’s Geoff Erius (10.27).
The 14-year-old is coached by mum Nkiruku Ihem, who is the founder of the PWD Athletic Academy, which is set up to help children reach their potential through athletics in Oxfordshire.
Divine Ihem (Pat Scaasi)
Both his parents, father Innocent Ihem, have represented Nigeria at international level, including the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.
The teenager has also previously stated that he watched and studied both Usain Bolt and Alison Felix growing up.
The sportsman based in Oxfordshire said Sky Sports last year“I watched quite a lot of Usain Bolt’s races and Alison Felix’s 200m, 400m and relays.
“Probably the first race I watched was his (Bolt’s) 200m world record of 19.19 and I was inspired to make the dream come true.”
In the same interview, Ihem, who was born in Nigeria, added that he wants to represent Great Britain in the future “because they have helped me the most”.
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