Sorato Shimizu: 16-year-old Japanese wunderkind breaks U18 WORLD RECORD with blistering 10.00s [WATCH]
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A new sprint prince has been discovered in Japan by the name Sorato Shimizu, after storming to a massive U18 World Record (pending ratification).
At the Inter High School Championships in Japan, the 16-year-old clocked a jaw-dropping Personal Best (PB) of 10.00s to win the boys' 100m final.
10.00s at the age of 16!!!!!🤯🤯🔥🔥
— Track & Field Gazette (@TrackGazette) July 26, 2025
Sorato Shimizu 🇯🇵 storms runs a massive Age-16 World Record of 10.00s (1.7) over 100m at the Inter High School Championships in Japan!
He broke the previous age-group record of 10.09s by 🇹🇠Puripol Boonson.pic.twitter.com/NOdWPbQOqQ
With his time, he smashed Christian Miller's previous U18 world record of 10.06s, and he's now the fastest Japanese this season.
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Shimizu has shown tremendous progress this year, first winning the Asian U18 Championships in 10.38s, after running then PB of 10.28s in the semifinals.
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Not resting on his laurels, at the Japanese Championships in May, the youngster lowered his PB to 10.19s to finish second in his heat race, but couldn't replicate a faster performance in the semifinals as he finished fourth and lost out on a final spot.
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Shimizu's meteoric rise this year speaks highly of his talent as he's now highly rated as a future Olympic and world 100m medallist for Japan.
In the history of the event, Japan has achieved 1 OG and 1 WC finalist each and no championship medals. Not one.
— Orion Coaching (@ORION_coaching) July 26, 2025
4 adult individuals have broken 10.00, yet oddly caved in when it counted most. https://t.co/P3a9jvdzY0
He also now sits joint fourth on Japan's all-time list behind Ryota YAMAGATA (9.95s), Abdul Hakim SANI BROWN (9.96s), Yoshihide KIRYU (9.98s), and Yuki KOIKE (9.98s).
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