2026-08-17 08:26:30
Amy Hunt has described winning four gold medals at the European Athletics Championships as a “dream come true”.
The British sprinter made history as she took home her fourth title at the event in Birmingham, joining forces with team-mates Jeremiah Azu, Dina Asher-Smith and Zharnel Hughes to triumph in the mixed 4 x 100m relay on Sunday (16.08.26).
Hunt – who also won gold in the 100m, 200m and women’s 4 x 100m relay – said: “Four golds was the dream and perhaps dreams do come true.
“I don’t think I can begin to communicate what it means. It’s so beyond the bounds of my dreams that I’m just euphoric right now. I can’t believe it’s happening.
“I think it will sink in later, maybe on the podium, I don’t know. I’m just so proud of myself and the way I’ve handled this week — the emotions, the recovery and being strict and staying disciplined after all the highs. I’ve stayed true to myself and true to the job I came out here to do.
“I’ll never forget this week and to finish it off with my best friends in the sport is so special.
“We’d not worked on these changeovers until about an hour ago and we were so smooth. I can’t wait to see where we take this event.
“It was like queuing for a rollercoaster — you are just so nervous, but when you’re done you want to do it all over again.”
Hunt is now determined to turn her European dominance into success on the global stage.
She said: “We’re the best sprint nation in Europe, we’ve cleaned up, but we want to be the best in the world too.
“It’s just euphoric. We all push each other on. When you see other people winning medals, you want to get out there and get a bit of that for yourself.
“It just shows the strength that British athletics has right now. We’re entering this era of dominance.”
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