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Amy Hunt competes in the Women’s 200m heats during Day Five of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 at National Stadium on September 17, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. Photo credit: UK Athletics / Sam Mellish

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.

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

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 b

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