Olympic Games 2024: Jeremiah Azu enjoys redemption in Paris

Welsh sprinter Jeremiah Azu admits he has experienced redemption after finishing his first Olympics in Paris with a bronze medal.

Azu started his programme in Paris with the heartbreak of being disqualified from the opening individual 100m heat because of a false start.

Six days later, he celebrated a podium position after finishing third in the 4x100m relay with fellow GB runners Zharnel Hughes, Louie Hinchliffe and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake.

Azu, 23, was grateful to achieve an Olympic medal at his first Games.

“It’s a bit of redemption for how things turned out at the start of the championships,” said Azu.

“We all work so hard for these moments, it’s the stuff we dream of as soon as we started running.

“It’s amazing to leave with something and achieve this early in my career.

“It feels great to be in this position now. This is not the way I would have orchestrated things but I’m on a journey, I’m learning and this is part of the process.

“I would have loved to have proved myself individually. I am in the best shape of my life and hitting numbers in training I have never hit before.

“Next time I’m going to come back stronger and hopefully I can do myself justice, individually as well as the relay.”