Sean Safo-Antwi insists he is very much a part of the wave of emerging British sprint talent despite a disappointing end to his indoor season at the European Indoor Championships in Prague.

The 24-year-old has shown solid form this season after finishing second at the Sainsbury’s British Indoor Championships in Sheffield last month.

And with the likes of Richard Kilty and Chijindu Ujah making waves for the men in the sprinting world and Dina Asher-Smith and Seren Bundy-Davies flying the flag for the women, the pressure was on in the Czech Republic for Safo-Antwi to perform.

He made a steady start to his championships after qualifying from his heat in 6.67 seconds but then came unstuck in the semi finals where he stumbled and finished third.

That meant he narrowly missed out on a fastest loser spot for the final and had to watch on from the sidelines as Ujah was disqualified and Kilty blitzed his way to victory.

“I was hoping that would be enough to make the final because it was a quick race so there was a chance but if I did not stumble then I would have won it,” he said.

“It is what it is and you have to get everything right and if I made the final I would have the chance to put everything right.

“It was a good run and a fraction off my personal best but I’m in good shape and ready to roll.

“If I made it to the final it would have meant a lot because it would have shown that I can come out of England and come to Europe and compete with the best.”

For Ujah there was heartbreak after a false start saw him pay the price leaving Kilty clear to take gold.

But Safo-Antwi insists he is improving all the time and will make an impact in the future.

“I've come a long way and put the work in so I need to get what I deserve so I'm happy and I'm happy with the run,” he added.

“I'm happy I didn't tumble because I managed to pick myself up off it but if I made the final anything could have happened.

“Yeah I stumbled on my start, gave everybody else a stride on me. I thought I recovered pretty well and if I hadn’t of stumbled then that race would have been mine, I would have got a new personal best because I accelerated really, really well.”

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