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Georgia Hunter Bell: British 800m and 1500m runner celebrates team's female track success
Georgia Hunter Bell, Keely Hodgkinson, Amy Hunt and Dina Asher-Smith are standout members of a strong British female core delivering medals on the track; Hunter Bell: "We're locked into everyone's goals... someone winning or bringing home a medal, it makes you even more keen to do well"
Thursday 8 October 2026 17:10, UK
Georgia Hunter Bell has enjoyed quite the year, winning a hat-trick of gold medals at the World Indoor Championships, for England at the Commonwealth Games, and again for Team GB at the European Championships.
But British female track success in 2025 certainly didn't stop there. Sprinter Amy Hunt made headlines with a record four-gold display in the Europeans in Birmingham, while Dina Asher-Smith now tops the all-time medal table at the championships after winning her 11th, eight of which are gold.
Among other successes, Keely Hodgkinson claimed World Indoor gold in the 800m in March - in the second-fastest indoor time in history - and set a new British record at that distance in the summer, though she'd be pipped to gold at the Europeans after sitting out the Commonwealth Games due to muscle tightness.
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"It's really cool. just being part of this era. It's really fun," Hunter Bell told Sky Sports.
"We all know each other very well. We all travel together, see each other a lot throughout the year, so it's fun to tune in and be like, 'Oh, Amy's racing tonight'.
"We're locked into everyone's goals and what they're trying to do. And when you're on a team together, someone winning or bringing home a medal, it makes you even more keen to do well because you want to contribute."
In addition to her statement performances on the track during her record-breaking Europeans, Hunt earned attention for her curated nail art that gave nod to landmarks within Birmingham, like the Bull Ring.
"Everyone knows I love a bit of glam and I love my nails," Hunt told the BBC at the time.
Hunter Bell says it's something the GB squad share, as feeling your best self on the start line can provide "that extra one or two per cent" to make you "feel like you can do anything".
"I enjoy the whole process of getting ready. We get ready like we're going to a club, we're quite glammed up," Hunter Bell said.
"We definitely put effort into it, for sure. We want to look nice.
"It's about doing whatever you need to feel confident on the start line - and I just think it makes you race better if you're feeling good about yourself.
"So much of that comes from the training and the lead up, of course. But it's that extra one or two per cent that makes you stand on the start line and feel like you can do anything, feel like you're a winner."
In terms of eye-catching track looks, Hodgkinson dominated the final race of her 2026 season by winning the 800m at Athlos in London last month as she debuted a new full-length, hooded speed suit.
Hodgkinson's outfit reminded people of Australian Cathy Freeman's which she won the women's 400m in at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and it could be a feature for athletes at the next Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028.
Hunter Bell didn't rule out being one of them to don the suit.
"The first time you see it, it's like, 'Whoa! Haven't seen that before'," she said. "It will be interesting to see whether it becomes the norm.
"They do say it's quicker, so I'm definitely not ruling it out."
