Jeremiah Azu (born 15 May 2001) is aWelsh sprinter. He is the2025 European Indoor Champion and2025 World Indoor Champion over 60 metres.[1] In 2024, he became the first Welshman to run the 100 metres in under 10 seconds in wind-legal conditions.[2] Azu is a three-time British champion, twice indoors over 60m, once outdoors over 100 metres and a European Champion in the 4 x 100 metre relay.
In 2022, Azu competed at theBritish Championships where he won the100 metres in a wind-assisted time of 9.90 seconds.[3][4] In his first senior international appearance, he won the bronze medal over 100 metres at the2022 European Athletics Championships in a new personal best of 10.13 s, and a gold in the 4x100 metre relay at the same competition.[5][6]
Azu become the first Welsh 100 m runner to break the 10-second barrier in wind-legal conditions clocking 9.97 at the True Athletes Classics inLeverkusen, Germany, on 25 May 2024.[2]After winning the silver medal at the2024 British Athletics Championships, Azu was subsequently named in theGreat Britain team for the2024 Summer Olympics.[9] At the Games in Paris, he was disqualified in his 100 metre heat for a false start.[10] However, he recovered to win a bronze medal in the 4x100 metres relay.[11]
Azu won the gold medals in the 60 metres at the2024 and2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships, making him a three time national champion, once outdoors, twice indoors.[12][13] Following his win in 2025, Azu competed at theEuropean Indoor Championships, where he won gold in the 60 m in a new personal best of 6.49, his first time under the 6.50-barrier.[14]
^"British Athletics Results".britishathletics.org.uk. Birmingham: UK Athletics Limited.Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved26 June 2022.
