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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Rachel Steinberg

Amy Hunt comes through fear of fainting to go halfway to medal target

Amy Hunt celebrates her 200m gold medal (Annabel Lee-Ellis/PA) - (PA Wire)

Freshly-crowned European sprint double-champion Amy Hunt revealed she battled through fear of fainting after reeling in Dina Asher-Smith to win the women’s 200 metres final in Birmingham.

The 24-year-old was the favourite in Thursday’s final, watched by 20,082 fans – the biggest crowd at the European Athletics Championships so far – and crossed the line in 22.19 seconds, nine hundredths of a second quicker than Irish silver medallist Rhasidat Adeleke’s new national record and one tenth ahead of Asher-Smith.

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