# Jeremiah Azu

Jeremiah Azu (born 15 May 2001) is a Welsh sprinter. He is the 2025 European Indoor Champion over 60 metres. In 2024, he became the first Welshman to run the 100 metres in under 10 seconds in wind-legal conditions.

## Career

In 2022, Azu competed at the British Championships where he won the 100 metres in a wind-assisted time of 9.90 seconds. In his first senior international appearance, he won the bronze medal over 100 metres at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in a new personal best of 10.13 s, and a gold in the 4x100 metre relay at the same competition.
The following year, Azu made it to the final of the 60 m at the European Indoor Championships, where he finished 6th. In June, competing in the 100 metres in the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships, as part of the 2023 European Games, he won the bronze medal. At the European U23 Championships in Espoo, Azu won gold over the 100 m in a wind-assisted 10.05 s.
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 in Leverkusen, Germany, on 25 May 2024. After winning the silver medal at the 2024 British Athletics Championships, Azu was subsequently named in the Great Britain team for the 2024 Summer Olympics. At the Games in Paris, he was disqualified in his 100 metre heat for a false start. However, he recovered to win a bronze medal in the 4x100 metres relay.
Azu won the gold medals in the 60 metres at the 2024 and 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships, making him a three time national champion, once outdoors, twice indoors. Following his win in 2025, Azu competed at the European 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.

## Personal life

Azu was born in the Netherlands, and raised in Wales. He is of Ghanaian descent. He became a father in March 2025.

## Competition record

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Great Britain and Wales ||||||
| 2017 | Celtic Games | | 1st | 100 m | |
| 2018 | Celtic Games | | 1st | 100 m | |
| 2018 | Welsh Athletics Championships | | 1st | 60 m | |
| 2018 | Welsh Athletics Championships | | 1st | 200 m | |
| 2019 | Welsh Athletics Under 20 Championships | | 1st | 60 m | |
| 2019 | England Under 20 Athletics Championships | | 1st | 60 m | |
| 2019 | England Under 20 Athletics Championships | | 1st | 200 m | |
| 2019 | British Athletics Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | 60 m | |
| 2019 | European U20 Championships | Borås, Sweden | | 100 m | 13.45 |
| 2019 | European U23 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | 7th | 100 m | |
| 2021 | Manchester International Championships | | 1st | 100 m | |
| 2021 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 1st | 100 m | 10.25 |
| 2021 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | DNF | 4×100 m relay | |
| 2022 | British Indoor Athletics Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | 60 m | 6.61 |
| 2022 | Golden Spike | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 1st | 4×100 m relay | 38.43 |
| 2022 | British Athletics Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | 1st | 100 m | 9.90w |
| 2022 | Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 5th | 100 m | 10.19 |
| 2022 | European Athletics Championships | Munich, Germany | 3rd | 100 m | 10.13 |
| 2023 | European U23 Championships | Espoo, Finland | 1st | 100 m | 10.04 |
| 2023 | 2023 European Athletics Team Championships | Chorzów, Poland | 3rd | 100m | 10.16 |
| 2024 | British Indoor Athletics Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 1st | 60 m | 6.60 |
| 2024 | British Athletics Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | 2nd | 100 m | 10.17 |
| 2024 | 2024 Olympic Games | Paris, France | DSQ | 100 m | |
| 2024 | 2024 Olympic Games | Paris, France | 3rd | 4 x 100 relay | |
| 2025 | British Indoor Athletics Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 1st | 60 m | 6.56 |
| 2025 | European Athletics Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 1st | 60 m | 6.49 PB |

## Personal bests

Outdoor
* 100 metres – 9.97 (Leverkusen, Germany 2024)
* 100 metres – 9.90 (+2.5 m/s, Manchester 2022)
* 200 metres – 20.96 (+0.3 m/s, Loughborough 2022)
Indoor
* 60 metres – 6.49 (European Championship 2025)
* 200 metres – 21.25 (Sheffield 2019)