Amy Hunt reels in Dina Asher-Smith to win second gold in Birmingham
Amy Hunt is halfway to achieving her target of four golds at a single European championships after beating Dina Asher-Smith to win the women’s 200 metres final in Birmingham.
Asher-Smith, who took bronze, got out to the faster start but Hunt – who is known for the back end of her race – was neck-and-neck with her fellow Briton after the bend then pulled ahead, crossing the line in 22.19 seconds.
Ireland’s Rhasidat Adeleke took silver in a national record 22.28s, and Asher-Smith rounded out the podium in 22.29s.
Success Eduan, the third Briton in the final, who beat Hunt on the same track at the British Championships in June, was sixth in 22.66s.
The addition of a mixed 4×100 relay opened the possibility for Hunt to gun for a European quadruple in Birmingham, unprecedented for a British athlete.
The Cambridge English literature graduate, who stormed back on to the scene with world silver last year, has now done all she can on an individual basis to make that happen on home soil, and also plans to participate in the 4×100 women’s relay.
It was the fourth successive evening of British gold in Birmingham, a championships that has been hit hard by criticisms over sparse crowds.
But on Thursday, the Alexander Stadium, which seats approximately 23,000 people, attracted 20,082 spectators to watch Hunt win her second major senior title three days after storming to her first.
