Amy Hunt and her gold medal-winning relay team-mates were caught up in a huge security operation that brought travel chaos to the European Championships in Birmingham on Saturday night.
Armed police arrived in significant numbers at the Alexander Stadium after a man in his thirties was spotted behaving suspiciously at around 8.15pm. He was later arrested on suspicion of fraud.
The episode caused the cancellation of six medal ceremonies inside the venue, with major disruptions erupting outside. Buses for spectators and hundreds of athletes and coaches, including the one carrying Hunt and the rest of the victorious 4x100m quartet, were delayed by
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