British sprint stars hail European Championship success after relay gold

Britain's sprint stars hailed a European Championship to savour after scorching to 4x100m relay gold in record time. Zharnel Hughes, Jeremiah Azu, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake and Jona Efoloko combined in devastating fashion in Munich to clock a championship record 37.67s ahead of France and Poland. Ad Hughes claimed individual 100m silver and 200m gold earlier in the week while Azu bagged bronze behind his teammate in the competition's blue riband race.

AthleticsGreat Britain break 32-year record to take gold in 4x100m men’s relay at European ChampionshipsYESTERDAY AT 21:36 They joined forces to rip up the record books and waltz to a comfortable relay victory by 0.27s in front of a bumper Olympic Stadium crowd. Hughes, 27, said: «I feel really proud of myself. »To come out here with the guys again and get the job done was most important.

«Hitting the check marks and getting the baton round as smoothly as possible, and to come away with a second gold medal to end my Championships is an amazing feeling.» Efoloko, 22, added: «It's been great. Nethaneel and Zharnel, who have been here for a long time, have really embraced me and Jeremiah, the younger guys coming in. »I've really loved the team chemistry, the bonding and going away with a gold is sweet, a nice way to wrap up the Championships." Britain's women's team fluffed their lines in the final race of the evening, however, dropping the baton and getting disqualified as Germany claimed gold.