Jamaican wunderkinds Blake, Seville to take on Great Britain's fastest man at Velocity Fest 14

ATHLETICS Jamaican wunderkinds Blake, Seville to take on Great Britain's fastest man at Velocity Fest 14

Abigael Wafula 20:17 - 15.03.2024

Jamaican youngsters Ackeem Blake and Oblique Seville will be up against Great Britain's fastest man at the Velocity Fest 14 scheduled for Saturday.

Jamaican youngsters Ackeem Blake and Oblique Seville will take on Great Britain’s fastest man in the men’s 200m at Velocity Fest 14 on Saturday, March 16.

The Jamaican duo will be hoping to stun the fastest man in the world in 2023 Zharnel Hughes who will be opening his season after enjoying a stellar 2023 season.

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Seville, 22, opened his season with a win in the 400m race at the Camperdown Classics in Jamaica and he will be keen to continue the hot streak when he goes up against Hughes and his compatriot Blake.

He also enjoyed an amazing season last year, making it to the final of the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary at his young age.

On his part, Blake made headlines when he won a bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships, the first indoor medal in his career. The youngster finished third behind Christian Coleman and Noah Lyles who finished first and second respectively.

He opens his outdoor season with a lot of confidence after enjoying the indoor races and making history for Jamaica.

Meanwhile, Hughes, who ended his 2023 season as the fastest man in the world takes on those youngsters with a lot of courage.

He opened his outdoor season with a win in the 400m race at the S.W. Isaac Henry Invitational in Jamaica and he will also hope to build up well as he looks forward to the Olympic Games in Paris, France.

Meanwhile, joining the trio will be the likes of Antonio Watson, Brendon Rodney, Roshawn Clarke, Bouwahjgie Nkrumie, Rohan Watson, and Rusheen McDonald among other runners.

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