Amy Hunt claims third European Championships gold in relay triumph for ‘fantastic four’
Great Britain won in 42.05 seconds as Dina Asher-Smith matched the European title record and Amy Hunt claimed her third gold.
- Britain's quartet of Amy Hunt, Dina Asher-Smith, Success Eduan, and Imani Lansiquot clocked 42.05 seconds to win the 4x100m relay gold, securing Hunt's treble gold at Alexander Stadium.
- Dina Asher-Smith reached a record-equalling seventh continental gold, drawing level with Polish sprinter Irena Szewinska as the most-decorated European athlete in history.
- Italy's Andy Diaz Hernandez produced the fourth longest triple jump in history at 18.15m, while Germany's Julian Weber set a championship record of 90.40m in the men's javelin for his second European gold.
- Heptathlete Kate O'Connor secured Ireland's second gold of the championships with 6,751 points. Sweden's Andreas Almgren won the 10,000m in 27:23.44, finally breaking his curse of four fourth-place finishes.
- Norway's Henriette Jaeger scorched to a 400m victory in 49.04sec, her second gold of the championships. Britain's Rommel Glave anchored the men's 4x100m relay to victory in 38.45sec, adding a second gold.
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Asher-Smith equals European medal record, Hunt completes golden treble
Hunt continues whirlwind week with third gold as Asher-Smith makes European history
Victory in the 4x100m relay put Asher-Smith top of the all-time most decorated list of athletes at European Championships, while Hunt is on course for an incredible quartet of golds
Dina Asher-Smith equals European medal record, Hunt completes golden treble
Dina Asher-Smith equalled the record as the most-decorated athlete in European Championships history after helping Britain win the women’s 4x100 metres relay gold on Saturday, taking her career tally at the continental championships to 10 medals.
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Hunt wins 3rd gold as British relay teams dominate. High jump champ Mahuchikh delivers for Ukraine
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Amy Hunt earned her third gold medal as Britain extended its sprint dominance at the European championships by winning both the men's and women's 4x100 relay at Alexander Stadium on Saturday.
Jonathan Edwards' triple-jump record nearly broken at European Athletics Championships
Jonathan Edwards' triple-jump record has nearly been broken at the European Athletics Championships.Italy's Andy Diaz Hernandez, 30, came ever so close to making history and breaking the 31-year-old record.The 30-year-old launched himself to a mark that looked incredibly close to beating Edwards' 18.29m, set at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg.BBC commentators Steve Backley and Greg Rutherford were stunned by the launch from the Italia…
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