“My aim is to be in the top three in everything that I am doing.” Boom! That’s the mindset of one 24-year-old Jamaican track and field star. And guess what? Usain Bolt himself is convinced this guy has what it takes to break his 100m world record. No kidding. So, who exactly is this guy? Oblique Seville! He’s the athlete with medals on his mind for 2025, especially after the gut-wrenching moment at the Paris 2024 when a groin injury struck inside the last 20 meters of the 100m final and snatched away his chance at an Olympic medal. What? Yeah, it happened. Months have passed since then, and now this World Championships bronze medalist is opening up about his comeback and his plans moving forward.
Let’s talk about Paris for a second. Oblique was on fire, clocking a personal best of 9.81 seconds in the semifinals and locking down a spot in the final. But then, bam! That nagging groin injury, treated by famed German sports doctor Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt, flared up again in the final 20 meters. The injury was about 90% healed, but came back at the worst time, forcing him to finish eighth with a time of 9.91 seconds. When asked by Citius mag how heartbreaking it was, Oblique was real.
“What happened at the Olympics is uncontrollable because I was injured, um, after my national trials,” the 24-year-old Jamaican track and field star said, “…I was hoping that the injury would never occur in the final of the Olympics, but it actually did, unfortunately.” Meanwhile, Kenny Bednarek, who won silver in the 200m and also ran the 100m, finished seventh with a 9.88. Just behind him was Noah Lyles, who had won the 100m gold medal.
Fast forward to now, Oblique is gearing up for the Adidas Atlanta City Games, and before the meet, Citius Games caught up with him for an interview. When asked about being just a step behind Kenny Bednarek in most races, he didn’t get rattled. Instead, he dropped some serious insight: “My preparation is way different because you have to understand my season is—this is September. September is when the World Championship is given. So, for Kenny to beat me, I don’t really take it first personal or anything, but I know what I can.” Confidence!
Looking ahead, Oblique’s all about fresh starts and new goals in the 2025 track and field season. He’s got his eyes locked on making the podium at September’s World Championships in Tokyo. And based on how he’s been racing this year? The chances are looking pretty good that he’ll make it to the Worlds and maybe even take home a medal. How?
Usain Bolt picked a 24-year-old Jamaican track and field star to break records
Oblique Seville is BACK in the 2025 track and field season. So far, he’s raced in four official events and nailed every single one. His season opened in early April at the inaugural Grand Slam Track Series at Kingston’s National Stadium, his first serious competition since coming back from a groin injury he picked up at the 2024 Paris Olympics. At Kingston, he took 2nd in the 100m with a solid 10.08 seconds and placed 5th in the 200m with 47.04.
Then, at GST Miami, he improved even more, finishing 2nd in the 100m with an impressive 9.84 seconds and hitting a personal best of 20.13 seconds to grab 3rd in the 200m. Now, here’s the thing: racing back-to-back in a World Championship year? That’s a huge plus. It means he’s not just warming up; he’s competing at a high level. And with a blazing personal best of 9.81 in the 100m, plus a resume boasting a World Championship bronze medal, he’s all ready.
Add to that multiple top-8 finishes at both the Olympics and World Championships, and Oblique Seville is proving why he’s one of the greatest sprinters we’ve got. But that’s not all; he has even beaten Noah Lyles, too? What? when? Well, the day was June 1, 2024, at the Racers Grand Prix in Kingston. Oblique Seville smashed out a world-leading 9.82 to win the 100m, just edging out Noah Lyles’s 9.85.
But here’s the real headline: Usain Bolt himself is backing this track and field star! On The Fix Podcast, Bolt said, “I feel like Oblique can do it. If he can stay fit during the season and get it right, I feel he can do it, because I am sure there is something there, the ability to do it.”
Now, Bolt did say, “Some of the time Oblique can be fragile. It’s a matter of the work situation or whatever, but if he’s doing enough work, he can do it.” So what does that mean? With just four months until the World Championships, could we really be watching history in the making? Is Seville about to break Bolt’s world record? Only time will tell.
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