British Indoor Athletics Championships: Jeremiah Azu retains men’s 60m title in Birmingham

Jeremiah Azu retained his British indoor men’s 60m title by just 0.06 seconds at the British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham.

Azu matched his personal best time of 6.56 and that was just enough to top the podium ahead of John Otugade and Andrew Robertson, with just 0.22 separating the whole eight-man field,

“It’s amazing. I don’t think words can describe it,” said Azu.

“I love what I do entertaining people in the right way. You take one step wrong you are out the race. I’m a winner at heart and what my heart wanted, it got.”

Bianca Williams ran a personal best time of 7.19 to win the women’s 60m title for the first time.

“I’ve had so many ups and downs in my journey and I feel like I’m on a great path now and over the moon,” she said.

“It’s so nice to be number one, I’m so happy. I know I’m in great shape and I can’t wait for the European Championships.”

Abigail Pawlett ran a personal best 8.09 to win the women’s 60m hurdles, just 0.02 ahead of Emma Nwofor, with Marli Jessop third.

Daniel Goriola, bronze medallist in 2024, won the men’s event ahead of Iola Grant and William Ritchie-Moulin.

In the para 60m, Zac Shaw won the men’s race and Sophie Hahn the women’s.

The action was delayed by around 90 minutes at the start of the day after the Utilita Arena was evacuated because of a fire in a nearby flat.

Attention will now turn to the European Indoor Championships, which will take place in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands from 6 to 9 March.