World Athletics have said that it will be reminding the Great Britain & Northern Ireland team of its rules about religious and political slogans after Jeremiah Azu wore a headband with '100% Jesus' on it at the World Championships in Tokyo.
The 24-year-old had the headband on as he finished fourth in the men's 100m semi-finals, in Japaen, to miss out on a place in the final, although he could compete again in the 4x100m relay, which begins on Saturday. The marketing of religious and political slogans is prohibited during competition by the governing body's rules.
"We are aware of the headband, and as he may compete in the relay we will remind the team ahead of competition of our regulations and of consequences," read a World Athletics statement. Azu sprinted to 60m gold at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, in March.
His success followed a first Olympic medal at the 2024 Games in Paris, where he won bronze in the 4x100m relay.
Jeremiah Azu is the fastest Welshman in history over 100m in wind-legal conditions, clocking 9.97 seconds last year.