'Time for him to grow up'- Jamaican legend on how Oblique Seville can bounce back to winning ways in 2025

'Time for him to grow up'- Jamaican legend on how Oblique Seville can bounce back to winning ways in 2025

Abigael Wafula 13:04 - 07.11.2024

The three-time Olympic medallist explained shared wise counsel with Oblique Seville's management including his coach on the best way to shape him for the 2025 season.

Jamaican sprint icon Gregory Haughton has suggested how Oblique Seville can bounce back to winning ways in 2025 after a disappointing 2024 season.

Being trained by Usain Bolt’s former coach Glen Mills, Oblique Seville was primed to win a medal at the Olympic Games but failed to live up to the billing with his disappointing eighth-place finish.

He has been unlucky during several global championships, finishing outside the podium bracket but Gregory Haughton has revealed a series of things his management should address in order to make him ripe for next season.

He made his global championship debut at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games where he failed to proceed to the final in the men’s 100m following his fourth-place finish in the semifinal. He proceeded to the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon where he finished fourth in the men’s 100m final.

Oblique Seville then raced at the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary where he also finished fourth in the men’s 100m final and Greg Haughton believes he has a chance of redemption next season.

“What I would suggest for him to do is to make sure that he has an experienced mentor who he can talk to, someone that he trusts and also he would need to have a psychologist that can help him accept some of the defeat, put it behind him and focus on the future,” Oblique Seville said.

“The good thing with Seville is that he has an experienced team but the team needs to let him grow up a little bit more, they need to let him lose, and they need to let him gain more experience on his own. He has not travelled overseas a lot because of many issues including meals and travelling and they have tried to keep him home due to that. I think it is time for him to grow up and become the man that he needs to be and win the 100m.”

Gregory Haughton added that it would be wise for Oblique Seville to have a mentor who will guide him through his disappointments and help him bounce back, especially after his Paris Olympic Games setback.

The veteran Jamaican pointed out that the youngster also had an injury and he has his fingers crossed that Seville will not struggle in his comeback.

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