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Amy Hunt claims third European Championships gold in relay triumph for ‘fantastic four’

Amy Hunt sealed a hat-trick of golds at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham as the women’s and men’s British teams won the 4x100 relays

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15

European Athletics Championships: Double gold for Great Britain in 4x100m relays – as it happened

GB’s women and men triumphed in the 4x100 relays, and Andreas Almgren aced the men’s 10,000m for Sweden

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15

Australia sets Commonwealth record for swimming golds

GLASGOW - Australia rounded off their best-ever Commonwealth Games in the pool with nine more swimming gold medals on Wednesday for a total of 37, while Kate O'Connor cruised to heptathlon gold for Northern Ireland.

Bangkok Post · Jul 30

Ten Commonwealth Games stars set to shine at Paris 2024 Olympics

Will the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham be Britain’s springboard to glory in two years’ time?

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2022

Commonwealth Games 2022: Heptathlete Kate O’Connor reveals how she battled through the nerves to clinch silver medal

O’Connor had been in among the medals for the entire competition but slipped out of the podium places after she could only manage a best effort of 5.82m in the long jump

Belfast Live · Aug 4, 2022

Katarina Johnson-Thompson ends ‘tough week’ with Commonwealth Games gold

Johnson-Thompson retained her title shortly after her grandmother Mary had died.

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022

‘This is for her’: Johnson-Thompson follows family loss with heptathlon gold

Katarina Johnson-Thompson has been injured and suffered the loss of her grandmother before the Commonwealth Games but she said: ‘I’m just happy to get through fit and healthy’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2022

Katarina Johnson-Thompson defends Commonwealth Games crown

It is her first victory since winning the world title in 2019

Liverpool Echo · Aug 3, 2022

Katarina Johnson-Thompson retains heptathlon lead with two events remaining

England’s Jade O’Dowda stormed up to second following the long jump on Wednesday morning.

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022

Commonwealth Games: Katarina Johnson-Thompson retains heptathlon title in Birmingham

Katarina Johnson-Thompson credited her 2018 Commonwealth Games gold with helping to achieve world title glory a year later.

Evening Standard · Aug 3, 2022