Usain Bolt named the one sprinter who can break his world record if he does one thing

Usain Bolt named the one sprinter who can break his long-standing world record he set back in 2009.

Bolt remains the fastest man alive after clocking in at an incredible 9.58 seconds at the World Athletics Championships in the 100m race in Berlin and nobody has been able to usurp him.

The Jamaican also holds the Olympic record of 9.63, set at the 2012 showpiece in London but there have been claims that his record could be under threat if an innovative 'super track' is approved by the World Athletics.

However, the eight-time Olympic gold medal winner has already tipped one compatriot as the sprinter most likely to break his record in the future.

Kishane Thompson of Jamaica may have finished second to Noah Lyles in the 100m final in Paris, but Bolt has high hopes for teammate Oblique Seville - who finished last in the race.

Seville, 25cm shorter than Bolt, is working under the 38-year-old's former coach Glen Mills and while he dismissed Lyles's chances, he believes the prospect has the tools to knock him off his perch.

"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," Bolt said on The Fix Podcast.

"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.

"It’s a matter of time because he’s not missed the finals yet, so it’s just to get over the hump.

"He’s the master and he just needs to find the right season, stay clean and do the right thing, and if the coach believes him and the coach says. It’s just that he needs to put it all together."

Oblique Seville is the Usain Bolt's pick to break his world record. Image: Getty

Seville confident he can continue to develop

Seville has beaten current 100m champion Lyles before, at the Racers Grand Prix in June 2024 - and his best ever 100m time is 9.81 seconds.

"I know I have a lot of improvements to make because I know I am lacking a lot of strength work compared to other athletes," Seville said on his current status.

"Running 9.81, knowing my body is not fully developed, shows I have a lot more to improve on, technically, strength-wise and the list goes on."

On Friday, the 24-year-old made his seasonal debut over 100m in the all-new Grand Slam Track - a new project from sprinting legend Michael Johnson.

'Slam 1' kicked off in Seville's home soil of Kingston, Jamaica and he placed second with a time of 10.08 seconds - just behind the USA's Kenny Bednarek.