Hunt cruises into 200m semi-finals

NEWARK sprinter Amy Hunt says she is never happier than running the 200m and judging by her first-round form in Tokyo, it is easy to see why.

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Hunt was in excellent form while qualifying for the World Athletics Championships semifinals, breezing through her heat in second position.

She will go in the semifinals of the event this afternoon.

The 23-year-old narrowly missed out on qualifying for the 100m final on Sunday but the longer distance is her specialist event. Hunt made headlines as a 17-year-old in 2019 when she smashed the under-18s world record in a time good enough to have won bronze at that year’s World Championship.

She is enjoying a breakthrough season at senior level and owns the 10th fastest 200m time this season.