Renowned Jamaican coach Glen Mills, celebrated for mentoring sprint legends like Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake, has revealed his excitement about working with 100m hurdles world-record holder and 2022 world champion, Tobi Amusan. The Nigerian star, who was previously been coached by Jamaican Olympian Lacena Golding-Clarke, has secretly been training in Jamaica under Mills' guidance since September.

Mills, who coached Bolt to unprecedented success—including world records in the 100m and 200m, eight Olympic gold medals, and 11 World Championship titles between 2008 and 2016—expressed admiration for Amusan’s professionalism and dedication.

“It has been a joy working with her because she is a true professional,” Mills shared. “She brings to the table an approach that is really refreshing. People believe that I don’t coach women, but I have had experience with quite a few. I had (Olympic gold medalist) Aleen [Bailey] for a year back in the day, and also people like [Olympian] Cathy Rattray and Olympic medalist Kerron Stewart.”

Amusan, the 100m hurdles world champion and world record holder with a time of 12.12 seconds, has impressed Mills with her conscientious attitude and work ethic.

“She works very hard, she is very conscientious, and I can see why she is the world record holder. She brings that to the table in how she approaches her training, and she is easy to get along with,” Mills noted. “We discuss our strategies from time to time. It’s been a nice experience; she is into it and enjoying it. Already, I have seen improvement, and she is excited about it because she feels like she is making more progress.”

Mills, who has also coached sprint icons like 2011 World 100m champion Yohan Blake and Olympic medalist Warren Weir, has a track record of identifying and nurturing exceptional talent. In 1984, he guided a young Raymond Stewart, fresh out of high school, to the 100m final at the Los Angeles Olympics.

The coach revealed that Amusan had specific aspects of her technique she wanted to address, and their collaboration has been fruitful. “There were certain things she wanted us to work on, and it’s going well,” Mills said.