Sprint king Romell Glave declares 'total domination' after Birmingham 2026 gold

Europe’s new sprint king Romell Glave declared “total domination” for Great Britain in the 100 metres after winning gold at Birmingham 2026.

The 26-year-old led home team-mate Jeremiah Azu in a one-two for the home nation at Alexander Stadium.

Glave’s win came just 24 hours after Amy Hunt won gold in the women’s 100m on Monday.

Asked about GB’s performances in the event, he replied: "It is domination. Total domination."

Azu was ahead at the halfway point but Glave, who wore sunglasses for every round of competition, powered home to victory. Former Olympic champion and many people’s race favourite Marcell Jacobs pulled up midway through.

Glave, who finished third in the last European championships two years ago, became the sixth British man to win the title.

He said: "Upgrading from a bronze medal from 2024 is an amazing feeling.

"The aim was to get [British] one, two, and three, but we got one-two, which is also amazing.

"I was ready for this occasion. The last week or so has been up and down with my body, but I was able to come out here regardless of how I was feeling.”

Glave wore a crown on his head during the celebrations and was still in the stadium more than half-an-hour after the race, taking selfies with fans.

He continued: “At the start of the season my main objective was to be the king of Europe, because last time I came third.

“I wasn’t really happy with that placing. Watching the race back from 2024 I was gutted with myself.

“It was my first international two years ago, two years on, I am a different athlete now. My mindset is to that elite level and to win this European championship, it is an amazing feeling.

“When I woke up this morning, mentally I was ready to win this gold medal. I just needed to trust in my coach, what he told me to do and keep working on a few things at the start of the race. I was dreaming about it from yesterday.”

Azu was left to wonder what might have been, though he claimed to be happy enough with silver.

He said: “I don’t even know what the time was, but it doesn’t matter, even if I had run 10.3, I got the silver medal at the end of the day.

“I got out well; it would have been nice to be next to Romell as I think he got out well too.

“It’s hard to gauge. I haven’t even seen the race back yet, so I’ve no idea what’s happened, but I felt in myself I got out well and held the speed well.”