Amy Hunt pipped into second by Kayla White on return from European gold rush

British sprinter admits tiredness before Lausanne 200m Audrey Werro triumphs in 800m in front of home crowd Britain’s Amy Hunt, who won a historic four golds at the recent European Athletics Championships, had to be happy with second behind the American Kayla White in the 200m at the Lausanne Diamond League on Friday.

White won in 22.18sec, with Hunt holding off Nigeria’s Favour Ofili in a photo-finish at 22.32.

Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson, the two-time former world champion in the event, pulled up with 70m of the race to run.

Hunt said she had been “tired before the race and my pre-competition felt pretty stiff”.

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