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Hunt's third gold highlights British relay dominance at Europeans
Some of the fastest runners in Europe met in Birmingham, England, for big races.
Amy Hunt had already won two gold medals, and she helped her team win the relay race too, making it three golds.
The women's team from Britain was super fast and finished more than one second ahead of the next team.
The men's team from Britain also won their relay, so Britain won both relay races.
A jumper named Yaroslava Mahuchikh jumped higher than everyone else and won gold for her country, Ukraine.
Another athlete named Kate O'Connor won the heptathlon, which is many events in one, for Ireland.
There were also new world records in race walking for women.
A new kind of race record was set for the half-marathon and the marathon.
These records are very special because they are the very first official ones for those distances.
Amy Hunt won her third gold medal as Britain swept both the men's and women's 4x100 relay titles at the European championships.
The British women's relay finished in 42.05 seconds, more than one second ahead of Switzerland's 43.12.
Romell Glave anchored the men's quartet to victory in 38.45 seconds in Birmingham.
Yaroslava Mahuchikh cleared 1.97 meters to win her third consecutive high jump title, Ukraine's first gold of the week.
Inaugural race walk world records were set by Spain's María Pérez in the half-marathon and Italy's Sofia Fiorini in the marathon.
Ireland's Kate O'Connor won the women's heptathlon gold, Ireland's second of the championships.
- Who
- Athletes including Amy Hunt, Romell Glave, Dina Asher-Smith, Yaroslava Mahuchikh, Kate O'Connor, María Pérez, and Sofia Fiorini
- What
- Multiple gold medals, relay victories, and inaugural race walk world records at the European athletics championships
- Where
- Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England
- When
- Saturday, with Amy Hunt bidding for a fourth gold on Sunday
- Why
- Athletes competed for European titles and set first-ever official records in newly recognized race walk distances
Key facts
- Event
- European Athletics Championships
- Venue
- Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, England
- Women's 4x100 Relay
- Britain 42.05s; Switzerland second in 43.12s
- Men's 4x100 Relay
- Britain 38.45s
- High Jump
- Yaroslava Mahuchikh cleared 1.97m for a third straight title
- Heptathlon Winner
- Kate O'Connor of Ireland
- Race Walk World Records
- María Pérez 1:30:06 (half-marathon); Sofia Fiorini 3:15.11 (marathon)
- Recording Body
- World Athletics; records subject to ratification
Quotes
Yaroslava Mahuchikh
Ukrainian Olympic champion and world record holder in high jump
“"These girls are so phenomenal. They put me in the best possible position where I could just be free and enjoy it. That will be a memory for life."”
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“"I cleared 1.97 meters to win my third consecutive high jump title."”
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