Hudson-Smith helps secure scintillating European gold in Munich

Matt Hudson-Smith and Britain’s sprinters scorched to a scintillating European gold in Munich – then roared they’re ready to take on the world next. The Wolverhampton star, who retained his individual 400m title on Wednesday, grabbed his second medal in the space of four days after helping Britain storm to 4x400m relay gold ahead of Belgium and France on Saturday. Ad Hudson-Smith, 27, ran a red-hot split of 45.05s to get his team off to a flyer before Charlie Dobson, Lewis Davey and Alex Haydock-Wilson continued the momentum to clock a season’s best time of 2:59.35.

AthleticsHosts Germany claim Nations Trophy on dramatic final night at multi-sport European ChampionshipsAN HOUR AGO World bronze medallist Hudson-Smith is the most experienced member of the team as Dobson, 22, Davey, 21, and individual European 400m bronze medallist Haydock-Wilson, 23, embark on their international careers. And they reckon the sky is the limit after beating the Belgians in Bavaria and capping a memorable night for British sprinting. Hudson-Smith said: “We’ve just beaten Belgium and we’re the top in Europe – it’s now time to take on the world.

“We’re a team of young guys and we’re going to grow and develop — everyone’s learning and we’re just going to get stronger. “We came here to win, came here to dominate and we did exactly that. “Last year no one would have thought we’d have a team or win a medal but we came here and showed them.