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9-year-old boy sets record in the 1,500m

Tokyo Olympians weren’t the only ones running fast last week. Nine-year-old Victor Jaimez-Solorio of Apple Valley, CA, set a new U.S. under-10 1,500m record on August 5 at the AAU Junior Olympics in 4:42.97, beating the previous record of 4:57.47 by nearly 15 seconds. This was the second win of the meet for the young track star, who also won the 800m the day before. 

Solario averaged 1:15 per lap to maintain his record-setting pace, which is equal to about 3:08 per kilometre… not bad for a kid who hasn’t reached middle school yet. The youngster also has a personal best time of 1:05 over 400 metres, according to MileSplit.com. If Solario sticks with it, his will be a name to watch out for in a few year’s time.