Israel Olatunde has qualified for the 100m final at the European Athletics Championships in Munich.
The 20-year-old sprint sensation smashed his previous PB to automatically qualify with a time of 10.20 seconds.
'This is obviously historic, an Irish 100m sprinter in a major championship final'
Israel Olatunde has qualified for the 100m final with a stunning run to second place in his semi-final #Munich2022 pic.twitter.com/hXWgX7Plk2— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) August 16, 2022
Olatunde becomes the first Irish athlete to ever qualify for a 100m final at the European Championships.
In a race that required a dominant performance, the Dúndealgan AC clubman delivered the fastest final 50m in the race, culminating in the finest of margins at the finish line.
Incredible history maker @IsraelOlatunde5 reaching 100m Final of @EuroAthletics 🇮🇪💚☘️👏👏👏👏 #israelolatunde #olatunde #EuropeanChampionships2022 pic.twitter.com/91aTlhCE59
— damien murtagh 🇺🇦 (@ArckitDamien) August 16, 2022
Ultimately, he has earned an automatic spot in the decider, only behind Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs.
Attention now turns to the final which takes place at 9:15PM Irish time tonight.
