Nice Britain’s Jeremiah Azu claimed males’s 60m gold on the European Athletics Indoor Championships to land his first particular person worldwide title, as team-mate Andrew Robertson gained bronze.
Azu, 23, ran a private better of 6.49 seconds to cross the road forward of Sweden’s Henrik Larsson in 6.52, with Robertson third in 6.55 in Saturday evening’s remaining.
Having certified quickest from the morning heats, Azu made an additional assertion by setting a European-leading time after which private finest 6.52 secs within the semi-finals.
However he saved his finest for the medal race, which befell simply two and a half hours later, to clinch GB’s first gold in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.
Azu turns into the ninth British man to win the title – and first since Richard Kilty gained back-to-back titles in 2017.
The Welshman’s triumph follows bronze medals for 1500m runner Revee Walcott-Nolan and the mixed 4x400m relay quartet.
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