Israel Olatunde eyes sub-10 dream after making history

Israel Olatunde has his sights set on becoming the first Irish athlete to breach the sub-10 second barrier after establishing himself as the new national 100m record holder.

The Dundalk native made his breakthrough in Munich on Tuesday, making history by becoming the first Irish athlete to qualify for a 100m final at the European Athletics Championships before breaking Paul Hession's 15-year record in a time of 10.17 seconds.

On Wednesday morning, the 20-year-old told RTÉ's Today with Claire Byrne that his achievement was still sinking in.

But casting an eye towards the future, he said going under 10 seconds was what he will now be striving for.

"100%, it's been a dream of mine since I was a young kid so I definitely have my eyes on that for sure," Olatunde said.

"I'm going to keep working towards it with my coach and see where we can end up."

Along with his coaches, the UCD AC athlete credited both of his parents and his sister for helping him on the road to a national record and said his mother had been a sprinter herself in her schooldays.

"My dad claims I get my speed from him but I know I get it from my mum," he quipped.

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"My parents especially but even my sister and my older brother Gabriel as well, they've sacrificed so much and supported me so much to chase my dreams and to pursue this.

"Their love and support means the world to me and I honestly wouldn't be here without all four of them for sure."

Olatunde added that he is about to start his final year in UCD where he