Jeremiah Azu says his long-term purpose is the British file after he grew to become the primary Welsh 100m runner to interrupt the 10-second barrier in wind-legal situations.
Azu ran 9.97 to win comfortably on the True Athletes Classics in Leverkusen on Saturday.
The 23-year-old’s run put him equal eighth on the British all-time 100m checklist, alongside Dwain Chambers and Adam Gemili, whereas he’s the twelfth British man to go below 10 seconds.
The British file is held by Zharnel Hughes, who ran 9.83 in 2023 to interrupt Linford Christie’s earlier greatest mark of 9.87, set in 1993.
“Truthfully I imagine by the top of my profession I will run the British file,” Azu advised BBC Radio Wales Breakfast.
“I’m assured with the set-up I’ve acquired and the idea I’ve acquired, it’s all catered for me to run extraordinarily quick.”
Azu has been the Welsh file holder since final summer season, when he ran 10.08 to beat Christian Malcolm’s earlier greatest mark of 10.11. Azu later recorded a time of 10.04.
Azu ran 9.90 to win the UK Athletics Championship in 2022 however that run was wind-assisted.
He’ll compete within the European Athletics Championships in Italy from 7-12 June earlier than his focus switches to the UK Athletics Championships on the finish of subsequent month.
A top-three end in that occasion, which is being held in Manchester, would safe a spot at this summer season’s Olympic Video games.
Azu’s run of 9.97 – the primary below 10 seconds by a European this yr – means he has met the Olympic qualifying commonplace.
“I’ve identified [that time] was there for a very long time,” Azu mentioned.
“I believe when you begin to concentrate on one thing a lot it turns into more durable to realize it.
“This time I believed let me simply get pleasure from my working immediately and it got here with out desirous about it. It’s fairly thrilling.”