Jeremiah Azu wins first global title after 60m photo finish at World Indoors

Tsoukala took 36th place in her debut in the competition

BBC reporter comforts British sprinter as he chokes back tears on live TV

SPEED KING Jeremiah Azu was close to tears as he became Britain’s 13th male world champion indoors. Thirteen days after he won gold at the Europeans, the Welshman sprinted to glory over 60 metres on day one of the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing. Jermiah Azu gave an emotional victory to the BBC Azu, 23, had just produced an incredible performance Initially it flashed up that he was second behind Australian Lachlan Kennedy in a dr…

World Athletics Indoor Championships 2025: Britain’s Jeremiah Azu storms to 60m gold

Azu exploded out of the blocks to clock a personal best of 6.49 seconds, edging Kennedy -- who had set the world lead of 6.43sec in Canberra in January -- by one hundredth of a second at Nanjing’s Cube stadium.

Jeremiah Azu wins first global title after 60m photo finish at World Indoors

A personal best of 6.49sec by the 23-year-old Azu meant he remained unbeaten so far this year

Wales' Jeremiah Azu becomes world champion after stadium TV shows wrong winner

The sprinter initially thought he had been beaten after a mistake inside the stadium

Britain's Jeremiah Azu was the 60-metre world champion in Nankin, China on Friday night, after a very open race in the absence of the world's best sprinters.