{"id":2336,"date":"2024-07-26T02:10:51","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T02:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/jeremiah-azu-wales-fastest-man-chasing-medals-and-memories-in-paris\/"},"modified":"2024-07-26T02:10:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T02:10:51","slug":"jeremiah-azu-wales-fastest-man-chasing-medals-and-memories-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/jeremiah-azu-wales-fastest-man-chasing-medals-and-memories-in-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeremiah Azu: Wales\u2019 fastest man chasing medals and memories in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Azu grew up in a Christian household in Rumney, just outside Cardiff. His family lead a weekly service and Azu is heavily involved.<\/p>\n

After securing his place at the Olympic Games<\/a> on a Saturday evening in Manchester, he was back singing in church with his family in Cardiff on the Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

He credits his family for giving him what he needs to get to where he is today.<\/p>\n

“In athletics you really need certain skills to go far,” he explained to BBC Sport Wales.<\/p>\n

“[My family] have instilled discipline in me, they’ve instilled humility in me. I think these two things can take you really far in athletics.<\/p>\n

“We all have talent to run fast but when you’re on the line and the pressure’s there, it’s the ones you’re doing it for. It’s the why. And I think I have a stronger why than most people of why I want to win.<\/p>\n

“Having them behind me is all the reason why it’s extra special.”<\/p>\n

The Azu family – who moved to Wales from Ghana, via the Netherlands – will be out in force in Paris to cheer him on on the biggest stage.<\/p>\n

Azu says he will arrive at the Games “fast and healthy” and he is ready to do all he can to reach the Olympic final in the men’s 100m.<\/p>\n

It is here he mentioned the quote from Ecclesiastes, which he is reading a lot at the moment.<\/p>\n

“It says ‘the fastest runner doesn’t always win the race’,” he said. “So anything can happen.<\/p>\n

“When you set your heart to something and truly believe it, anything can definitely happen.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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