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Jeremiah Azu made another piece of history in the Netherlands, a performance that seemingly put rivals to notice.
Great Britain's Jeremiah Azu says 2025 will be the best year of his life after winning his first individual international title.
Azu, 23, won the men's 60m gold at the European Athletics Indoor Championships, in Apeldoorn, Netherlands after running a personal best of 6.49 seconds. It was double delight for the Welsh sprinter after his wife gave him the okay to compete at the annual championships despite welcoming a new born a week earlier.
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"I've been saying to my family and friends that 2025 is going to be the best year of my life. It's great to get it started like this, and I'm excited for the future," Azu told the BBC.
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"I had my son a week ago and then I had to leave. A bit of an up and down, but it's part of the story and the sport, we've got to be away. I'm grateful to my partner that she allowed me to come out here and get some business done."
Sweden's Henrik Larsson took silver with a time of 6.52 seconds, with Azu's GB team-mate Andrew Robertson third in Saturday night's final in 6.55 seconds. With just 0.06 seconds separating the top three, Azu admitted he had to endure a nervy wait after crossing the finish line to see if he had clinched victory.
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"In those moments everything's heightened, you're super aware of everyone. The further away someone is from you, the more in front of you they look. The two guys to my right were going well, and I could see them so I made sure I dipped for everything I had."
Azu has set his sights on making the team for the World Indoor Championships set for March 21-23 in Nanjing, China. His maintained that he's proven good enough to compete at the highest level, if his sub-6.5 seconds is anything to go by.
"I've always believed I can run 6.4 so it's nice to finally achieve it. The time speaks for itself, people see that and know I'm going to be competitive on the world stage this year."
Azu became the first Welshman to run the 100m in under 10 seconds in wind-legal conditions 2024.Azu was born in the Netherlands, and raised in Wales. He is of Ghanaian descent
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