7-year-old track star gaining national attention

Well, have you seen this video I watched this thing a million times that's footage of a seven-year-old track athlete Absolutely dominating the anchor leg of a relay race at a recent meet and humble this video has garden garnered More than 10 million views on Instagram alone Fox 26 is Sherman to sell met with this young star and was surprised to learn that she comes from a family of Athletes and now she has Olympic dreams You know, Texas is full of fantastic athletes and they usually start really young Well, while most seven-year-olds are focusing on which sport they want to play. There's one in the Houston area. That's chasing greatness into This is eight-year-old Naomi Darby and the anchor leg of a relay doing what she does best Running down the competition Her explosive energy was showcased at the AAU Junior Olympics for the Houston Hurricanes The seven-year-old also holds a new record in long jump for her division and leads the nation in four by 100 meters But the track is only half her story Naomi is a full-time gymnast and she's aiming for something that no one's ever done before You want to Run and you want to do gymnastics? What made you want to do both? I got running from gymnastics It mostly makes me feel excited for Learning a bunch of stuff and being ready for all the other events. Naomi is amazing to watch in the gym Her days are packed in between homeschooling vaults beams and floor routines Averaging 20 to 25 hours a week in practice. Very natural natural at both So we don't expect her to stop either one right now I think she she does great and she's able to separate both sports very well and Naomi's dream Olympic gold in both sports Think she can do it. I think she can too. I already have the plan in my head Do you see it happening I see it happening, but she still surprises me like She does something amazing and I'm still shocked. I'm like everyone else like oh my goodness, you know I'm a fan, you know girl gets it honest Her mother ran track at TSU and her aunt Olympic multi-event athlete and medal winner to Leah Brooks and their parents were athletes. I think we all just try to Came to athletics like trying to outdo the one that came before us and now Naomi is outdoing me low-key at seven years old She's had a six-pack since she was like five, which is insane And she does work hard and she's surrounded by that this seven-year-old with the bright smile and swift feet Will take home the gold for years to come She had some advice for other young athletes They should be doing things That when I used to be drinking and until I level up they can do the same thing How I level up to I'm I'm doing right now. Oh, so they should be taking out the time to practice practice every day Yeah, collect my boo-boos She's adorable Congratulations, you got a bright future kids stick with it