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Ireland has a European 100M finalist

Ireland has a European 100M finalist

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.

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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.

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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.

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