Coach of rising Jamaican sprint star Oblique Seville Glen Mills says he is yet to decide on when his young charge will be making his 2023 seasonal debut.

Seville was scheduled to run in the 60m at the Camperdown Classic last weekend at the National Stadium, but he did not compete in the event.

Mills, who is the head coach of Racers Track club, told the Jamaica Observer that Seville, who had an outstanding 2022, has been doing well in training this season, and once the time is right, he will debut.

The legendary conditioner sought to make clear that his 21-year-old charge is not injured.

“He has been training for the season, but we don’t have any special time set when he will be opening his season, so when the time comes, then he will run,” said Mills.

“His training has been going well because he is training and there are no injuries or anything like that, so he is quite okay,” added the veteran coach.

Seville was the second-fastest Jamaican in the world last year with a personal best time of 9.86 in the 100m, which he achieved at the National Championships at the National Stadium in Kingston in May.

The former Calabar runner went on to finish fourth in the final of the men’s 100m at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

Seville represented Jamaica at the Tokyo Olympic Games, finishing fourth in the 100m semi-final. He also formed part of Jamaica’s 4x100m relay team that ran fourth in the final, in his first senior championships appearance.

Mills said despite the weight of expectations on the shoulders of the young sprinter this season, he is taking it one day at a time.

“I don’t have anything to say…I don’t talk about the future because I don’t have any crystal ball, so I can’t tell you what is going to happen this season,” Mills said.

“When he trains and competes, I will see what is going on like everybody else.”

Mills is the former coach of sprint great Usain Bolt, who holds world records in the 100m (9.58 seconds) and 200m (19.19).