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Nickecoy Bramwell

Meet the 16-year-old who broke Usain Bolt’s longstanding record after overcoming multiple injuries

Meet the 16-year-old who broke Usain Bolt’s longstanding record after overcoming multiple injuries

Nickecoy Bramwell of Jamaica has beaten Usain Bolt’s 22-year-old Under-17s 400m world record from 2002. Though he was recovering from multiple injuries, including a persistent hamstring problem, the most recent record holder, a 16-year-old boy, accomplished this feat at the Carifta Games at the Kirani James Athletics Stadium in Grenada. He finished his race in…

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