Welsh sprinter Jeremiah Azu as sounded a warning to rivals as he prepares for a showdown at the World Indoor Championships.
European champion Jeremiah Azu has admitted that becoming a father has made him fearless.
The Welsh sprinter who will go for gold in the 60m at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing on Friday, is aiming for his second title in a span of a month, after winning in the Netherlands earlier this month.
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“It’s been sleepless nights for a week because I wanted to take the strain off my partner as much as possible when I got back. But this new dad strenght is kicking in. There’s not really any to fear,” Azu told the Daily Mail.
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Azu’s son Azaire, was born a week before he won in the Netherlands and when he returned home, it was a double delight.
“I got back home at like 11pm and that same night he had an explosion!. I was straight on nappy duty at 1am, holding the baby, thinking, “Wow, life comes at you fast”. It was straight back down to earth – King of Europe and then straight on the nappies!”
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According to Azu, being a father has made his mentality to change, knowing that he has a strong support system that he must work harder to provide and cater for their needs.
“There a switch in my mentality that it’s bigger than me now. I’m doing this for my own child, I’m doing this for my partner, I’m doing this for us. For some reason, that has just made things easier.”
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Azu’s personal best of 6.49secs in the European final is the fastest time by anyone indoors in the world this year. Azu will line up in Nanjing as one of the favourites for gold, especially with USA stars Christian Coleman and Noah Lyles – who finished first and second last year – skipping the event.
Azu would become the first Brit since his former relay team-mate Richard Kilty in 2014 to be crowned world indoor 60m champion should he win.
