Oblique Seville on Usain Bolt's role in clinching World Championships gold
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Reading Time: 2min | Thu. 23.10.25. | 15:43
Seville stormed to a personal best of 9.77 seconds to win the men’s 100m final, holding off Olympic silver medalist Kishane Thompson and Olympic champion Noah Lyles
Jamaican sprint sensation Oblique Seville has revealed what made his gold-medal victory at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, memorable.
What wowed the youngster was the presence and belief of the greatest sprinter of all time, Usain Bolt.
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Seville stormed to a personal best of 9.77 seconds to win the men’s 100m final, holding off Olympic silver medalist Kishane Thompson and Olympic champion Noah Lyles, who finished second and third, respectively.
Among those celebrating on the stands was Usain Bolt, whose animated reaction quickly went viral, a full-circle moment for the 24-year-old, who has long been seen as the heir to Jamaica’s sprint legacy.
“Wow, man. Because I think last year at the Olympics, he said he thinks that I can create a lot of damage if I stay fit, which he spoke the truth, but I failed because I got disappointed because of the injury that I had in the finals,” Seville revealed on CBC Sport.
“I felt so bad for myself and like I let this man down. But I said to myself, you got injured. So when I come back in the 2025 season, I said, ‘Okay, this is going to be my year,’” he continued.
Seville’s moment of redemption comes after years of near misses and an injury setback that derailed his Paris Olympic campaign. For him, this victory was not only about proving himself to the world but also about validating Bolt’s long-standing faith in him.
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The two share a deep connection through coach Glen Mills, who guided Bolt to global dominance. Seville revealed that Bolt continues to follow his progress closely, trusting Mills’ judgment completely.
“He and my coach have a great relationship. You know that they’re going to have a conversation, and anything that my coach says, Usain Bolt is going to believe it 110%. So he knows what he’s saying,” Seville shared.
Critics had previously questioned Bolt’s backing of Seville, given his struggles to finish strong in major finals. But Seville was quick to dismiss the notion that he “chokes” under pressure.
“Everyone thought that I had an issue with the finals, which I don't. When I went home after those finals and saw how he reacted, I was so happy knowing that he was in the stadium to see me win for the first time because he had been saying it for years. I feel so happy,” he said.
Now a world champion with a sub-9.8 clocking to his name, Seville’s ambitions have already shifted. His next goal? Conquering the 200m, the distance once ruled by Bolt himself.
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