Forget Manchester United’s flying winger Dan James and Wales’ rapid Rugby World Cup try machine Josh Adams, Wales’ real speed kings will be going head to head in Cardiff on Sunday afternoon. Sam Gordon and Jeremiah Azu are due to meet in a sprint showdown over 60m in the Non Thomas New Year Open at the National Indoor Athletics Centre. Azu is the fastest teenager in Europe and was the red-hot favourite to win gold at last summer’s European Under-20 Championships in Sweden before he was cruelly struck down by injury while leading in the final.

Jeremiah Azu’s bid to become European Under-20 100m champion ended in agony face down on the Ryavallen Athletics Stadium in Sweden on Friday night. It was a heartbreaking end to the Cardiff athlete’s challenge following his stratospheric rise to prominence this year.

Versatile Welsh runner Remi Adebiyi has been added to the Great Britain team for the European Under-20 Championships in Sweden later this month. Adebiyi will join fellow Welsh athletes Jeremiah Azu, Sarah Omoregie and James Tomlinson, who qualified automatically for the team and were named in the original selection of 30 athletes two weeks ago.

Jeremiah Azu, James Tomlinson and Sarah Omoregie have been named in Britain’s team for next month’s European Under-20 Championships in Sweden. The Welsh trio are among the first wave of selections for the championships in Boras from July 18-21. All three have set new personal bests in their respective disciplines this season to book their ticket to Sweden.

Wales and Great Britain discus international James Tomlinson clinched automatic selection for next month’s European Under-20 Championships in Sweden at Bedford on Sunday. The Pembrokeshire athlete took gold at the England Athletics Under-20/U-23 Championships and European trials with a throw of 56.93m to retain his title.

Welsh sprint sensation Jeremiah Azu has set his sights on gold at next month’s European Under-20 Championships despite suffering an injury scare as he clinched automatic qualification. Azu appeared to be in pain as he crossed the line to take 100m gold at the England Athletics Under-20/U-23 Championships and European trials in Bedford on Saturday.

Jake Heyward will be among more than 50 young Welsh athletes travelling to Bedford this weekend – with many on the hunt for qualification to this summer’s under-20 and under-23 European Championships. The England Athletics Under-20/Under-23 Championships and European Trials will be the last chance to claim selection for next month’s Euros in Sweden. The European Athletics U23 Championships will be staged in Gavle, between July 11-14 and the European Athletics U20 Championships in Boras, from July 18 to 21.

Former Olympian Matt Elias has been put in charge of developing Wales’ emerging sprinters and hurdlers. Elias, who won a clutch of medals for Wales and Great Britain at the Commonwealth Games and European Athletics Championships, will take up his new role immediately.

Jeremiah Azu celebrated the week of his 18th birthday by smashing his 100m personal best for the second time in seven days at the Loughborough International. The Cardiff AAC speed merchant had set a new personal best of 10.39 at last weekend’s British Athletics League Premiership match in Swansea.

James Tomlinson returns to the scene of his British U18 discus record breaking exploits when he competes for Britain’s Under-20 team in Loughborough on Sunday. The Pembrokeshire thrower is one of four of Wales’ talented youngsters names in the GB squad for the prestigious international meeting where they will face many of their Welsh team-mates. […]

By Owen Morgan Wales will be represented by an exciting mix of experience and emerging young talent at this weekend’s prestigious Loughborough International athletics meeting. The annual event at the Paula Ratcliffe Stadium brings together international teams from Wales, Scotland and England, as well as Great Britain Under-20s, Loughborough University and a British Universities and […]

Welsh teenage sprint sensation Jeremiah Azu smashed his 100m and 200m personal bests at the British Athletics League fixture in Swansea. Representing Cardiff Athletics in the Premiership, Azu shattered his previous best of 10.56 when he clocked 10.39 in winning the 100m.