|
|
|
|
Printable Page
08/13 16:26 CDT Amy Hunt wins 200 final for her second sprint gold at European
Championships
Amy Hunt wins 200 final for her second sprint gold at European Championships
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) --- Amy Hunt pulled away from British teammate Dina
Asher-Smith down the home straight to win the 200-meter final Thursday for her
second gold medal this week at the European Championships.
Hunt, who won the 100-meter title on Monday, pulled even with Asher-Smith
around the turn and eventually edged ahead to finish in 22.19 seconds at
Alexander Stadium.
Ireland's Rhasidat Adeleke made a late surge to take silver, with Asher-Smith
settling for bronze.
The 24-year-old Hunt is shooting for four gold medals in Birmingham. She's set
to compete in two relays.
Historic win for Ireland Mark English won the men's 800-meter final to become the first Irish man to win a European championships gold medal. The 33-year-old English --- a doctor --- rounded the final turn and passed Croatia's Marino Bloudek to cross the line in 1 minute, 45.26 seconds as a big contingent of Irish fans in Birmingham celebrated. Bloudek took silver and Spain's Mohamed Attaoui was third. English previously won bronze in the 2014 and 2022 editions. Women's 800 final set after Werro's tumble Swiss star Audrey Werro was given a spot in the 800-meter final after falling in her semifinal at the European championships. The ruling keeps Werro on course for Friday night's gold medal showdown with reigning Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson and Dutch star Femke Broeders-Bol. Werro was leading her heat at Alexander Stadium when she fell. Footage showed Anais Bourgoin's left hand making contact with Werro's right foot before Werro tumbled on the last bend. In late June, Werro ran the third fastest women's time ever: 1 minute, 53.80 seconds. After Thursday's fall, she got up and jogged across the line in 2:35.35. She appealed her placing and was successfully advanced to the final. She said, "Everything was good and suddenly I was on the ground. I just have some scratches and my bib number was ripped off but I'm OK. The body is fine." Hodgkinson, the Briton who has frequently talked about wanting to break the 800 world record, won the other semifinal heat in 1:57.38, just ahead of Broeders-Bol, who has impressed in her first year in the 800 after switching from the 400 hurdles. The women's 800 world record of 1:53:28 was set in 1983 by Jarmila Kratochvilova. ___ See AP's full sports coverage here |
| Copyright DTN. All rights reserved. Disclaimer. |
|
