Amy Hunt completes 100m/200m sprint double at European Championships

sportsAug 14, 202631124

Amy Hunt won the women's 200m in Birmingham to complete a 100m/200m sprint double at the European Athletics Championships. Hunt had already been crowned European 100m champion and was quickest in the 200m semi-finals with a time of 22.37 seconds. Ireland's Rhasidat Adeleke finished second, having won her semi-final in 22.43, and Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith took bronze. Hunt ran the final from lane eight with team-mate Success Eduan also having reached the final as a non-automatic qualifier. Great Britain entered the race with the three quickest Europeans of the year and were chasing only their third-ever European podium sweep. Asher-Smith is a two-time 200m European champion and holds eight European medals, behind only Poland’s Irena Szewinska on the all-time list mentioned in coverage.

Sam Freedman

@samfr.bsky.social

Double gold for Amy Hunt - she's such a consistent athlete. Incredible mentality. A real shot at being the first person to get four golds at one European Championships.

10114h ago

Sesh Nadathur4

She's great. Also very happy to see Mark English win gold.

East Terrace4

Amy is a star. So talented and determined. So much self-confidence. And she is a natural (and thoroughly modern!) communicator. I look forward to seeing how her career develops (What a fantastic battle down the home straight with Dina too! Go Dasher!)

BergerBrakes2

V impressive. Dina is my fave, but no stopping Amy atm

Andrew Lay2

Summer of Cambridge English grads

Cosmoiselle2

And she's got an English degree from Cambridge, FFS 😁

Simon H

@simonh77.bsky.social

Amy Hunt, take a bow. Gold again, a European double #athletics

314h ago

John Fitzpatrick

@johnmfitzp.bsky.social

European Athletics Championships 2026 And what a Women’s 200m Britain's Amy Hunt wins second gold of championships! In a European Leading time this year. While Ireland's Rhasidat Adeleke takes silver & a national record! After being twice sidelined with injury

314h ago

Mikeado

@mikeado.bsky.social

Amy Hunt is a fine sprinter and I wouldn't mind holding her hand

314h ago

Bagpuss Grognard

@davepaters.bsky.social

Brilliant, Brilliant, brilliant Amy Hunt but one of my favourite athletes in Dina Asher Smith would have loved at least a silver for her! Amy though, superb!!!

314h ago

Helen Jerome

@helenjerome.bsky.social

“Two out of four*, baby! I hope you’re not sick of my face!” Team GB’s 🇬🇧 #AmyHunt is the double gold medalist in the 100 and 200m sprints 🥇 🥇 at the European Athletics Championships!! 🏃‍♀️ *with two relays to come!

314h ago

Jim Fletcher

@jimfletcher.bsky.social

“IF Amy Hunt wins both relays, she will be the first athlete to win four medals in the same championship” “If Jim Fletcher wins, he will be the first non-athlete to win medals at an event he has not even entered” There is a difference, #BBC #R4Today, between reporting news and pure speculation.

24h ago

Dr Colin Runeckles

@colinruneckles.bsky.social

And again! Sprint double for Amy Hunt. The baton really has been passed from the old to the new...

114h ago

Baron of Haringey

@darrenharingey.bsky.social

#SPOTY is meaningless now, we all know that. But…. at least Amy Hunt - surely nailed on for it now - is a character and has a discernible ‘personality’ the public can see.

114h ago

UM LEGACY PRESS LTD

@umlegacypress.com

‘This is her stage!’ – Hunt takes 200m gold GB sprint star Amy Hunt takes her second gold of the 2026 European Athletics Championships in the women's 200m, with Rhasidat Adeleke second and Dina Asher-Smith in third.

114h ago