Amy Hunt became the first athlete to win four gold medals at a single European championships as Swedish superstar Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis took home the gold in the men’s pole vault.
The British quartet of Jeremiah Azu, Dina Asher-Smith, Zharnel Hughes and Hunt crossed the finish in a European record 39.97 seconds to beat silver medallists Germany, who finished in 40.11s, and third placed Spain.
The Britons had to wait for a long review to confirm they had become the first European champions of the event, which in and of itself was a learning curve for multiple reasons.
Hunt, the 2025 world 200m silver medallist, wrapped up the sprint double before winning gold with the women’s 4x100m relay quartet on Saturday night.
Azu, who collected 100m silver in Birmingham, got Great Britain started with a 10.54s opening leg and Asher-Smith flew down the back straight, handing off to Hughes, the 200m silver medallist this week, after 10.04s.
The crowd roared as Zharnel Huges set Hunt off in 9.53 seconds, and Hunt, the English Literature graduate-turned-history-writer, could not be beat, anchoring the hosts home in 9.86s.
Elsewhere, Sweden’s Mondo Duplantis won his fourth consecutive gold medal in the men’s pole vault, breaking the championship record with a jump of 6.15 metres.