Great Britain and Northern Ireland remained in contention to finish top of the medal table at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham on the final day, with Amy Hunt chasing a piece of history and a number of medal chances still on the board.
Hunt won the 100m on Monday, added the 200m title on Thursday and helped secure victory in the women's 4x100m relay on Saturday. That put the 24-year-old on the brink of a record that no athlete has reached before at a single European Championships.
A chance to make history
Victory in the mixed 4x100m relay on Sunday would give Hunt a fourth gold medal at one championships and make her the first athlete in history to achieve that feat. Hunt was clear about the scale of the moment, saying: “Yes, I am looking to be iconic,” and “I want to do what nobody has ever done before.”
She also said: “I think this is the perfect place to do it,” adding that as “an East Midlands girl” from Newark, “this is the closest I am ever going to get to a home crowd in my entire career.”
The final day also mattered for the team picture. Great Britain and Northern Ireland still had room to improve their position in the medal table, with the relay events offering one more chance to add to the tally before the championships ended.
Asher-Smith adds to the story
Dina Asher-Smith was also part of a big day for the British sprint team. Earlier in the week, she won bronze in the women's 200m, before going on to win gold in the women's 4x100m relay on Saturday. That relay title made her the most successful athlete in the history of the European Championships.
The broader picture was a strong one for Great Britain and Northern Ireland, with individual titles, relay success and late medal opportunities all combining to keep the pressure on right through the final session in Birmingham. The also noted coverage information for Birmingham 2026, underlining how closely the championships are being followed in the run-up to the next major events on the calendar.
For Hunt, the next race was about more than another medal. It was about whether one of the biggest sprinting performances in European Championships history could be completed in front of a home-region crowd.
