‘I Still Feel Like a High School Athlete’ - Oblique Seville Makes Shocking Admission Despite Winning World Title

Jamaican sprinter Oblique Seville may have ended his country’s 10-year wait for a world title but he feels rivals are yet to see the best of him.

Seville was the surprise 100m gold medalist at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, winning the title ahead of compatriot Kishane Thompson and defending champion Noah Lyles, who were tipped to do better.

The 24-year-old clocked a personal best 9.77 seconds to win gold and return the title to Jamaica after his country had last won it in 2015 through legendary sprinter Usain Bolt.

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Seville may be the world champion but he says that is not even half of what he can produce as he did it while still dealing with a niggling injury.

“I still need a lot of improvement. Like a lot,” Seville disclosed in a conversation with Mr Analyst aka Leighton Levy podcast.

“When I look back at my career, I still feel like a high school athlete based on what these guys are lifting in the gym,” added Seville on the things that he still needs to improve on.

“Their gym programme, my coach has to change my programme from everyone else because of my condition so when I look at past years compared to this, I say gees! I have made a huge improvement.

“Everyone that knows me in my team knows what is going on. So, I know for a fact that I have a lot of improvements to make,” Seville, who underwent toe surgery in September, further said.

That is a scary message to Seville’s rivals as if he can produce what was witnessed in Tokyo while still not at his optimum, what is yet to come is likely to be much more.

The Jamaican will be one to watch in 2026 as he looks to ensure that his victory in Tokyo was not a fluke with rivals now making him a target.