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Jon Doel

Welsh kid Jeremiah Azu becomes shock British 100m champion in amazing 9.90 seconds

Young Welsh athlete Jeremiah Azu caused a stunning shock to win the 100m British title before vowing to change sprinting in this country forever.

Azu recorded a wind-assisted time of 9.90 seconds that would otherwise have been a championship record. There is a huge buzz around the 21-year-old, who was last year's European Under-23 champion. He becomes the first Welsh 100m UK champion for 53 years, since Ron Jones won the title in 1969.

Azu stunned defending European 100m champion Zharnel Hughes and Reece Prescod to cross the line first.

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