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Hunt's third gold highlights British relay dominance at Europeans

Hunt's third gold highlights British relay dominance at Europeans
Hunt wins 3rd gold as British relay teams dominate. High jump champ Mahuchikh delivers for Ukraine · livemint.com

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.

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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