Amy Hunt takes third in Brussels 200m Diamond League final with 22.16sec season's best, now prepares for 100m clash with Sha'Carri Richardson

Amy Hunt closed out her 200m campaign at the Diamond League final in Brussels with third place and a time of 22.16 seconds – her fastest this season and just 0.08 seconds shy of her lifetime best. World champion Julien Alfred continued her dominance with 21.79 seconds, while Kayla White took second in 22.00 seconds. Hunt arrived in Brussels after winning four gold medals at the European Championships in Birmingham. She described the bend in this race as "one of the best bends I've ever done", while admitting the final 20 metres were affected by fatigue from her demanding race schedule. Still, she said: "I'm really really proud of that one." The 22.16-second clocking matters for Hunt because it shows rare consistency in a season where she has had to manage multiple events. The 0.08-second gap to her personal best is not a sign of decline; rather, it places her firmly in medal contention if her calendar is managed well. Equally notable is Hunt's training system: long repeated runs with short recovery periods – just 45 seconds in winter – allow her to sustain high intensity over a prolonged period. That approach helps explain why she can race both the 200m and the 100m in the same meeting without a significant drop-off. Immediately after Brussels, Hunt will step onto the track for the 100m against Sha'Carri Richardson, an Olympic silver medallist. This is an important test before the Ultimate Championships in Budapest, where she plans to compete in both events. With her current form, Hunt no longer needs to prove her speed. The remaining question is how well she recovers between rounds and whether she can maintain this positive momentum against the world's finest sprinters.