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After getting off to a rapid start, Asher-Smith was unable to hold off Hunt and Adeleke in the final push, but in finishing third she claimed a ninth European medal – a tally only bettered by the 10 of Polish ex-sprinter Irena Szewinska.<\/p>\n
“Dina was not handing it to Amy. She was going to make her work hard,” former British 400m runner Allison Curbishley said on BBC Radio 5 Live.<\/p>\n
“Asher-Smith held on as hard as she could. Then she started to over-stride, and the hips dropped.”<\/p>\n
After finishing fifth in Monday’s 100m final, Asher-Smith returned for the 200m to continue her bid to win a historic seventh gold and become the joint-most successful athlete in the history of the championships.<\/p>\n
But there was further disappointment for the 30-year-old, who won European 200m gold in 2016 and 2018.<\/p>\n
“I’m disappointed to have a bronze, but I think 10 years after my first one it is such an achievement to be in a place to come back year after year,” Asher-Smith told BBC TV.<\/p>\n
“It doesn’t matter what’s going on in my life, just come and continue to be one of the fastest women in the world. Happy to have done that today.”<\/p>\n
Before the race, there were hopes of a British one-two-three on the podium, with Asher-Smith, Hunt and Eduan holding the three fastest times in Europe this year.<\/p>\n
However, Eduan – who beat Hunt to win her first British title in June – finished sixth.<\/p>\n
But Hunt’s second sprint gold continues Britain’s dominance in the sprint events in Birmingham after Romell Glave and Jeremiah Azu secured a one-two finish in the men’s 100m, while Matthew Hudson-Smith stormed to 400m victory on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n