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The Guardian2d ago

Britain’s Amy Hunt powers to emphatic 100m European gold to thrill home crowd

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After a display of icy resolve and sustained power had secured Amy Hunt a European 100m gold medal, Britain’s new sprint queen reached for a Freddie Mercury lyric. “I want it all,” she said, before peering into a golden future. The Cambridge graduate, 24, now plans to leave the European Championships with four gold medals, adding the 200m and 4x100m women’s and mixed relays to her 100m title. On this evidence, would you dare bet against her? Hunt is never the quickest starter. In truth, she reacted to the gun like a woman whose spikes had been superglued to her blocks and she was still behind with 30m to go…

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