With 100 days to go until the Novuna London Athletics Meet (Saturday 18 July), organisers have confirmed that reigning world silver medallist Amy Hunt will lead the British women’s contingent over 200m alongside highly decorated Novuna GB & NI teammates Dina Asher-Smith – former world champion – and British star Daryll Neita.
Hunt, a record-breaking junior who was touted as one of the most exciting young sprinters on the planet, has gone from strength to strength since relocating from the UK to Italy in 2023.
Her 200m silver at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo was the pinnacle of an impressive year that saw her lower her personal best times to 11.02 in the 100m (with victory at the UK Championships) and 22.08 in the 200m (in her world semi-final).
Asher-Smith – the British record-holder over 100m (10.83) and 200m (21.88) – was the world 200m champion in Doha 2019. She is also a multiple European champion over 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay and an Olympic and world relay medallist
Neita, European 200m silver medallist in 2024, is also an Olympic and world relay medallist. She is the second-fastest British woman of all time over 100m with 10.90 (behind Asher-Smith), and the fourth-fastest over 200m with 22.16 (behind Asher-Smith, Hunt and Kathy Cook).
Hunt finished third behind Asher-Smith and race winner Julien Alfred in the 2025 London Athletics Meet in 22.31, but it was a breakthrough performance for the Padua-based athlete whose previous best of 22.42 was a world U18 best and British U20 record set back in 2019 – the same year she was crowned European U20 champion.
“London has such a special place in my heart and I’m so unbelievably excited to return,” said the 23-year-old, who alongside Asher-Smith, Neita and Desiree Henry was also part of the winning 4 x 100m relay team at last year’s event.
“From watching the Anniversary Games as a child and seeing my idols compete, to breaking my PB of six years in the Olympic stadium, I have so many incredible memories.
“Breaking my PB in front of such a loud and supportive home crowd last year was so emotional for me and such a privilege. London always brings the vibes and the noise. It’s so magical and I can’t wait to get back out there and do it all again this year.”
London-born athlete Dina Asher-Smith is looking forward to competing in front of a home crowd once again.
“I am excited to be racing again at the London Stadium. It is always an honour and a privilege to race in that special stadium and in front of a home crowd. I’m ever so excited this year and look forward to seeing all the fans there.”
The Novuna London Athletics Meet – the world’s biggest one-day athletics event – is the eleventh meeting of the 2026 Wanda Diamond League. The series comprises 15 of the most prestigious events in global track and field across four different continents and begins in Shanghai/Keqiao on 23 May (as a result of the Mazzraty Doha Meeting being rescheduled from 8 May to 19 June). It concludes with a single final across two days in Brussels (4-5 September).
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