Hunt 'not afraid of anyone' after second podium in two days
Source: BBC Sport โ
Amy Hunt says she is "on the up" and "not afraid of anyone" after finishing second in the 100m at the Diamond League final in Brussels. The 24-year-old Briton finished in 11.06 seconds, behind Jamaica's Tina Clayton who won in 10.93, just one day after a third-placed finish in the 200m. Hunt's performance surpassed American Olympic silver medallist Sha'Carri Richardson, who came third in 11.07. It continues Hunt's fine late season form after winning four gold medals at the European Championships in Birmingham last month. "I am 24 and on the up and up and up. I am not afraid of the other girls," said Hunt. "I have so much love and respect for them and they are absolute icons but I love the challenge of going head to head with them.
"It takes me back to younger days racing boys in the school playground." Hunt is planning to compete in the 100m and 200m again at the inaugural Ultimate Championships event in Budapest, which begins on 11 September. "To come away with two podiums is no mean feat, and I am the only athlete to double up in the sprints and I came away with a second and a third," added Hunt. Fellow Briton Georgia Hunter Bell came fourth in the 1500m despite being among the pre-race favourites. Hunter Bell has won three international titles this year, including the world indoor 1500m, Commonwealth Games 800m and European 1500m, but never looked like threatening the top three in Brussels. Poland's Klaudia Kazimierska came first with a time of three minutes 54.05 seconds, with Kenya's Dorcus Ewoi second and Australia's Jessica Hull third. Hunter Bell said her performance was a result of a "long hard season", with the 32-year-old having competed in 19 races this year. "I have done three championships so I am starting to feel it in my body," said Hunter Bell.
"I am struggling a little bit, even mentally to get my adrenaline up again week in, week out, but I am really lucky to be racing and to be happy and healthy. "I just have to regroup before the Ultimate Championships next week, but I have to be happy with my consistency this season." Elsewhere, Switzerland's Audrey Werro won the women's 800m final but was pushed all the way by Dutch athlete Femke Broeders-Bol. With British Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson missing through injury, Werro hung on during the final straight with Broeders-Bol at her heels. Werro, who has set the third, fourth and fifth fastest 800m times in history this year, finished in 1:54.75, which was 0.06secs in front of Broeders-Bol. Brazil's Alison dos Santos and America's Masai Russell, who set world records in the men's 400m hurdles and women's 100m hurdles last week respectively, repeated their victories in Brussels but could not better the times they set in Zurich.
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