Team GB women's 4x100m relay team wins gold Birmingham, England; two 4x100m relay golds in 10 minutes

Team GB women’s 4x100m relay team wins gold Birmingham, England; two 4x100m relay golds in 10 minutes

2026 European Athletics Championships: History matched and more in sight for Amy Hunt and Team GB’s golden sprint generation: “Our individual superpowers are no joke”

Another display of Team GB sprinting dominance headlined the Saturday night slot at Birmingham 2026, including a continent-leading run from the women’s team as Dina Asher-Smith equals history and Amy Hunt completes a hat-trick.

Team GB’s sprinting dominance on Birmingham home turf at the 2026 European Athletics Championships continued on Saturday (15 August) night with two 4x100m relay golds in a matter of 10 minutes .

With a 92-year wait to host the championships combined with a cold Midlands evening in England, a golden generation of British sprinters shone in their spotlight.

The men stormed past to set the tone; the women’s team set a continent-leading time of 42.05 seconds .

Between the men’s and women’s teams, the British sprinting tally at Birmingham 2026 sits at eight, with six individual medals , including golds from Amy Hunt and Romell Glave , coming earlier in the week.

Great Britain’s women’s team consisted of a record-equalling monolith of British sprinting, Dina Asher-Smith , the “ main star ” of Birmingham so far in Hunt, a 21-year-old midwife student and rising star, Success Eduan , and brought home by part-time playwright Imani Lansiquot to close a golden tale.

Asher-Smith grabbed her 10th gold of her European championship career, and a seventh gold to equal the European record haul.

“I’ve loved running in every relay that I’ve ever been in,” Asher-Smith said. “When you see it all accumulate over a decade, it’s nice to see (the medals).

“Today just felt so smooth, so fluid and natural. When you’re in front of a home crowd you want to do well and the expectation is high but, for me, this was never in doubt .”

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - AUGUST 15: (L-R) Gold medalists Success Eduan, Dina Asher-Smith, Amy Hunt and Imani Lansiquot of Team Great Britain jump as they pose for a photo after victory in the Women’s 4x100 Metres Relay Final during day six of the 27th European Athletics Championships at Alexander Stadium on August 15, 2026 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Julian Finney

The women’s second-leg star, Hunt, secured her third gold of Birmingham 2026 in her mission for four, matching Asher-Smith’s golden total in Berlin 2018. Her chance for an unprecedented quad-gold will come in the mixed 4x100m on Sunday (15 August).

“The girls keep me grounded,” Hunt smiled. “ My sense of wanting to come through for them is so strong . It’s incredible to come together with such inspiring ladies; it’s a privilege to step on the track with them.

“ All our individual superpowers are no joke .”

Lansiquot saw her side through the line in a stunning 10.15 final leg, much to the delight of Birmingham’s crowd.

“I’ve been part of this team for over 10 years now,” she said, “and it’s the honour of my life .”

Team GB’s double gold on “special night”

The men’s relay moments before had set the tone, racing to take gold over an onrushing Germany and Belgium team.

On Tuesday night (11 August), duo Glave and Jeremiah Azu earned GB a one-two finish in the 100m men’s final for the first time since 2018. Zharnel Hughes took 200m silver 24 hours before upgrading to gold in the relay.

After withdrawing from the 100m final through injury, Paris 2024 bronze relay medallist Louie Hinchliffe returned to take the baton from Azu for the second leg.

“For us to finish on both men and women getting gold medals in the relay, that’s special,” Hinchliffe said. “It just shows we need to think bigger and replicate these results at bigger championships.”

There could be still more to come for Team GB, with the 4x400m women’s, men’s, and 4x100m mixed relays all featuring on the final night in Birmingham, on Sunday (16 August).

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