Jeremiah Azu storms to world 60m gold just weeks after winning European title

- 23-year-old Briton triumphs at world indoors in Nanjing
- Hunter Bell targeting medal in women’s 1500m final
For a man who did not have a senior individual title to his name a fortnight ago, Great Britain’s newest sprint superstar is fast making the world athletics stage his personal playground.
It has been some month for Jeremiah Azu. Away from the track he has celebrated the birth of his son, Azaire. On it, the swashbuckling 23-year-old has added a global title to his European indoor crown over 60m after claiming gold in Nanjing in a thrilling finale on the opening day of the World Athletics indoor championships.
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