“The man was panicking in the back,” Noah Lyles revealed how he knew Oblique Seville would have a bad start in the 100m heats because of how the latter looked before the race in Tokyo. However, in the finals, it was the Jamaican who made the 2024 Olympic gold medalist panic. Seville just became the first Jamaican athlete since Usain Bolt to win gold in the men’s 100m at the World Championships. Naturally, this calls for some jubilation by his coach as well.

A post on X by TvjNewscenter from September 14 shared how Glen Mills, Oblique Seville’s coach, felt like he was on cloud nine after the 24-year-old ran to history at the Japanese capital. “Racers Track Club head coach Glen Mills reflects on his track record after guiding Oblique Seville to gold,making him the fourth sprinter under his watch to claim the 100m world title,” reads the caption of the post, as the accompanying video highlights how the seasoned track and field coach sees the incredible feat by his athletes.

On being asked how Mills felt following Seville’s triumph and how he ranks himself among his peers, Mills confessed without deliberation, “Personally, I think I am the best.” To underscore why his confidence in his coaching abilities stands so tall, Glen noted how he has to work with his athletes using poor infrastructure compared to most of his opponents.

“I’m probably the best there is. Because of the limitations of facilities and equipment, and all the scientific things we have to compete against. I think the job we are able to do with all the people and everything is absolutely fantastic,” Mills stated further on why the Jamaicans’ success would tower over others. And why wouldn’t he be so gleeful? Tonight, when Kishane Thompson and Noah Lyles reached the finish line, Seville was already half a meter over it. Quite justifiably, Glen feels like Oblique’s sprint was a testament to how the Jamaicans are able to take on the strongest opponents without skipping a heartbeat over the infrastructural disadvantage.

Seville clocked in an incredible 9.77 (his personal best time) to win gold in Tokyo, while his national teammate, Thompson, came in second (9.82), followed closely by Lyles (9.89, season best). Redemption for Oblique after a poor Olympic result last year? You bet! Obviously, being the coach of yet another World Championship-winning athlete made Glen Mills beam.

What could increase Mills’s happiness? Maybe the fact that Bolt, his former protégé, was also present in the stands of the National Stadium in Japan to witness Seville’s seminal career moment. Before the 2025 World Championships, the 11x world champ had posited that Jamaica could potentially bag a 1-2 finish in Japan, and to his pleasant surprise, Oblique and Kishane managed to prove Bolt right.

“It was a pleasure to have Usain watching me. His coach is my coach and I know that both of them are very proud of me right now. They were telling me I was going to be the world champion. And I have proved, in front of him, that I am. I am very proud of that,” Seville said after the race, gleaming from the fact that he had just made up for his missed medal opportunities at the last couple of World Championships. But hey, were we really that surprised?

Oblique Seville makes his late father happy

After his woeful last-place finish in the men’s 100m final at the Paris Olympics, Oblique Seville made it clear that it wasn’t enough to deter him from competing. The young Jamaican claimed he had been running all his life, even before he had seen the light of day. Moreover, he also noted that his late father continues to inspire him to give his best. “Each time I’m performing, I am always thinking I’m going to go there and do this for him,” the sprinter said about how his dad, who tragically passed away in 2018, is still his biggest motivation to keep coming back.

And today, he indeed made him proud. And how? In the heats, the reigning Olympic gold and silver medalists both posted higher figures on the clock on their way to the finishing line. However, Seville’s slow start in Heat 1 (9.93) raised a lot of eyebrows. While he admitted that it was personal issues that reflected in his heat performance, Oblique managed to successfully rise above his troubles in the final.

Noah, on the other hand, took the defeat sportingly, noting how he was just happy about being able to dish out his season’s best at the men’s 100m final in Tokyo. “Even in the final I was able to run my season’s best, and I will never be disappointed with that,” Lyles said. For now, his rivalry with Oblique over the 100m will have to take a backseat, as the American turns his gaze onto the 200m next.

But for Seville, we’d wager this is the beginning of his reign in the 100m. What about you? Tell us!