Georgia Hunter Bell nonchalantly raised her arms to the delight of a euphoric Birmingham home crowd after a supreme display to win a first European 1500m crown. Three-and-a-half laps of sheer dominance underlined a rare treble following victories at the World Indoor Championships and Commonwealth Games.
But despite immense success in 2026, the Olympic and World medallist quickly allowed her mind to drift before exiting the Alexander Stadium. Her curiosity and appetite for more, even “a bit of fomo”, left her imagining what role she might have played in the titanic 800m clash before, as European champion Audrey Werro took down Hunter Bell’s teammate Keely Hodgkinson and Femke Broeders-Bol.
