"The devil is always going to try, but I will never let him stop me from getting a gold medal, he said after winning one of the great world indoor championships 60m races of all time in 6.41secs, the fourth-fastest time in history."
"When they took blood, he didn't stick it in my vein but outside, so I got a clot the size of a soccer ball, he said. That is why my arm is taped up. But it is what it is. Nothing can stop me."
"So as I'm winning physically, they're winning spiritually. My aunt passed a year ago, my cousin passed four years ago before I got to college, so I put them in my back."
"I've gone 6.45 and 6.46sec back to back. I think that's No 2 and No 3 in the UK all time, said Azu. But I would have rather run seven seconds and win the race."
Jordan Anthony, a 21-year-old American sprinter, won a gold medal at the world indoor championships with a time of 6.41 seconds. Just 36 hours prior, he suffered a blood clot due to a doping control mishap. Despite the injury, he triumphed in one of the fastest 60m races in history. Anthony dedicated his victory to his late aunt and cousin, symbolizing their spiritual presence in his success. The race concluded with Jamaican Kishane Thompson taking silver and Trayvon Bromell winning bronze, while Britain's Jeremiah Azu narrowly missed the podium.
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