National Indoor Championships Day 2: Bori Akinola powers home to claim first national senior title

Elsewhere, Sharlene Mawdsley was a dominant winner of the women’s 400m.

POWERFUL RUN: Bori Akinola of UCD AC, Dublin, with his gold medal and the Craig Lynch Memorial Cup after winning the men's 60m final. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile.

The start wasn’t his fastest. But even in an event as short as the 60 metres, it didn’t need to be. Not when Bori Akinola could produce a pristine pick-up, then power down the track, away from his rivals, to claim his first national senior title.

The 23-year-old clocked 6.61 seconds to win the Irish indoor 60m title in Abbotstown on Sunday, breaking the stranglehold Israel Olatunde had on the short sprints at national championships.