Japanese teenager Sorato Shimizu breaks 100m U18 world record, emerges as Gout Gout’s challenger

Japanese teenager Sorato Shimizu breaks 100m U18 world record, emerges as Gout Gout’s challenger

A Japanese 16-year-old athlete, Sorato Shimizu, smashed the world U-18 100 metre sprint record on Saturday in Hiroshima. Who is Shimizu? We take a look as he is being compared to Usain Bolt.

Sorato Shimizu of Japan has broken the U18 100m record, earning comparisons with sprint legend Usain Bolt. Image: getsuriku_photo on Instagram