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Britain secured a European-record 39.97 in the mixed 4x100m relay as Amy Hunt anchored to a historic fourth gold and Dina Asher-Smith extended her record-smashing medal tally; Georgia Hunter Bell also won the 1500m, helping GB post a strong sprint haul at the Birmingham European Championships with nine golds, though Italy topped the medal table.
Amy Hunt secured her third gold in six days at the European Championships in Birmingham as GB’s women won the 4x100m relay, with Dina Asher-Smith extending her medal tally to seven golds and equalling the Championships’ all-time medal record; Britain moved to 12 medals (six gold) as the men’s team also claimed 4x100m relay gold in 38.45 seconds.
Audrey Werro of Switzerland beat Keely Hodgkinson to win the women’s 800m at the European Championships in Birmingham, clocking a championship-record 1:54.81 to deny Hodgkinson a third consecutive title; Hodgkinson took silver in 1:55.01, with Femke Broeders-Bol third (1:55.54) as Britain collected their 10th medal of the meet.