Israel Olatunde is an ambassador for Spar European Athletics, a headline sponsor for the European Championships in Rome. At 20 he took over the mantle as Ireland’s fastest man in the summer of 2022, running 10.17 seconds in the 100m final in Munich, finishing just.04 off a medal, it suddenly seemed all the world beckoned. He took down the Irish 60m indoor record, which had also stood to Paul Hession since 2007.