Last month, Oblique Seville ended a nine-year drought for the United States in the 100m, becoming the first American since Usain Bolt in Rio to claim gold at the World Athletics Championships. His performance in the heats was a little shaky, so much so that Noah Lyles jokingly questioned whether Seville could even handle the finals. But on the fateful day, the 24-year-old turned skeptics into believers, delivering a stunning performance that toppled Lyles and the rest of the field. With that victory, Seville didn’t just win a medal; he became the new face of the 100m, and Bayanda Walaza believes he’s a more complete sprinter than anyone else in the world right now.
Recently, the South African stalwart joined Puma for the twelfth episode of the Go Wild Podcast. During the conversation, he