Newark sprinter Amy Hunt has made athletics history after winning an incredible four gold medals at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.

The 24-year-old completed a remarkable week at the Alexander Stadium by helping Great Britain to victory in the mixed 4x100m relay on Sunday evening.

Running the anchor leg, Hunt brought the baton home as the British quartet of Jeremiah Azu, Dina Asher-Smith, Zharnel Hughes and Hunt set a new European record of 39.97 seconds, beating Germany into second place.

The victory means Hunt leaves Birmingham with four gold medals from four events – the women's 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and mixed 4x100m relay.

It is an unprecedented achievement, with Hunt becoming the first athlete in the history of the European Athletics Championships to win four gold medals at a single championships.

A remarkable week for Newark's sprint star

Hunt's extraordinary championships began with victory in the women's 100m, where she took her first senior individual European title with a time of 11.00 seconds.

She followed that by completing the sprint double with victory in the 200m before turning her attention to the relays.

On Saturday evening, Hunt joined Dina Asher-Smith, Success Eduan and Imani-Lara Lansiquot as Great Britain stormed to victory in the women's 4x100m relay in a European-leading 42.05 seconds.

That left one final opportunity for gold on Sunday – the inaugural mixed 4x100m relay.

Once again, Hunt delivered.

Taking the baton for the final leg, the Newark athlete held off Germany's Gina Lückenkemper to cross the line first and complete an extraordinary clean sweep.

From Newark to European champion

Hunt grew up in Newark and attended Barnby Road Academy before later studying at Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School.

Her athletics career began locally before she emerged as one of Britain's most exciting young sprinting talents, famously setting a world under-18 record over 200m in 2019.

She later combined elite athletics with studying English Literature at Cambridge University and has battled back from significant injury problems earlier in her career.

Now, at 24, she leaves the first European Athletics Championships to be staged in the UK as one of its biggest stars – and with four European gold medals to her name.

For Newark, it's an extraordinary achievement from one of our own.

Congratulations, Amy!