Amy Hunt – and Accentuating the Positive

[Vice Admiral]

I don’t follow running races – the Olympics is almost as much of a snooze-fest as the football World Cup – but last night on The Wrap Annabel Denham of the Telegraph and Stephen Bush of the Pink ‘Un chatted for a few minutes about a young woman called Amy Hunt (of whom I had not previously heard), whom they spoke of as not only a high achiever but also very personable.

The reason they were talking about Amy was that she had just won the gold medal in the 100 metres, 200 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay, and 4 x 100 metres mixed relay at the 2026 European Championships – becoming the first athlete to win four gold medals at a single European Championships.

Not bad going.  I sought out an interview with Amy:
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What an impressive young woman!  Intelligent, charismatic, articulate, and extraordinarily focused on further achievement.  As well as being a pretty decent runner, she is a graduate from Cambridge University in English Literature, so she has brains as well as brawn.  (And indeed her success is a welcome boost to an institution whose reputation has taken a bit of a hit following the Jason Arday debacle / scandal / tragedy, and indeed the appointment of another, much less impressive, Cambridge English Literature graduate as Prime Minister.)

Some of us – including me – spend a lot of time lamenting the state of the nation (though, to be fair, there is quite a lot to lament).  However when there is too much focus on a nation’s failings there is a danger of this becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.

While there are young women like Amy Hunt in Britain, all is not lost!  Time to accentuate the positive!

[Jumping Jack Flash]

You can add Dina Asher-Smith, Jazz Sawyers,  Keely Hodgkinson and Georgia Hunter-Bell to that list too. A remarkable collection of young women at the peak of their powers.

[Stevelondon]

I do like athletics. These games have been brilliant.

Just as an aside to what VA is on about.
Has anyone been reading various debates going on about broadcasters and how they film the athletes, especially the women.
Camera angles, the camera spending too much time on athletes bending over etc.

I mean come on. Some of these ladies are wearing extremely tight and skimpy uniforms…….. it’s difficult.

As for Miss Hunt.     Oh even her name tips me over the edge 🥵😂

[Vice Admiral]

Has anyone been reading various debates going on about broadcasters and how they film the athletes, especially the women.
Camera angles, the camera spending too much time on athletes bending over etc.
I mean come on. Some of these ladies are wearing extremely tight and skimpy uniforms…….. it’s difficult.
As for Miss Hunt.     Oh even her name tips me over the edge 🥵😂

That's the kind of shallow, sexist talk that feminists have been spending decades trying to eliminate from public discourse.

Oh, and – by the way – I forgot to mention that Amy's got no tits to speak of.

[Jonestown]

I do like athletics.

If you like athletics you’re going to love ladies beach volleyball, it’s hot steamy work so the ladies go lightweight & skimpy.

[DastardlyDick]

That's the kind of shallow, sexist talk that feminists have been spending decades trying to eliminate from public discourse.

Oh, and – by the way – I forgot to mention that Amy's got no tits to speak of.

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If it was accompanied by comments about their looks, then I agree, but he does have a point about it being difficult with them doing their pre race warm up stretches etc.
Do you take the same view on TV Cameras highlighting attractive female spectators?

[Vice Admiral]

That's the kind of shallow, sexist talk that feminists have been spending decades trying to eliminate from public discourse.

Oh, and – by the way – I forgot to mention that Amy's got no tits to speak of.

I
If it was accompanied by comments about their looks, then I agree, but he does have a point about it being difficult with them doing their pre race warm up stretches etc.
Do you take the same view on TV Cameras highlighting attractive female spectators?

If you read the entirety of my post, you will see that it was attempting to be chucklesome – with the sentiment expressed in the second paragraph clearly contradicting the position apparently being taken in the first!

[Stevelondon]

If you read the entirety of my post, you will see that it was attempting to be chucklesome – with the sentiment expressed in the second paragraph clearly contradicting the position apparently being taken in the first!

You sometimes have to put a smiley in place……..just in case 

[The0neAnd0nly]

Looks terrific, sounds terrific.... gonna be a star.

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Unfortunately her tan lines from shorts gives me a massive ick.. which is surprising as I normally like tan lines but hers aren't sexy at all. 01:30 to see what I mean

Picky I know 

[Strawberry]

You can add Dina Asher-Smith, Jazz Sawyers,  Keely Hodgkinson and Georgia Hunter-Bell to that list too. A remarkable collection of young women at the peak of their powers.

Abbie Donnelly too, just bubbling under, wins the first British women's marathon medal, team took gold.

[catweazle]

Looks terrific, sounds terrific.... gonna be a star.

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Unfortunately her tan lines from shorts gives me a massive ick.. which is surprising as I normally like tan lines but hers aren't sexy at all. 01:30 to see what I mean

Picky I know 

Know what you mean about tan lines - the Finnish girl who won the marathon wore tiny running shorts,  but clearly got the sun in longer shorts