Amy Hunt hit back at Sydney Sweeney's controversial betting advert by telling the US actress that "this is what women in sport look like". Sweeney's new advert for American betting company Novig, which features the Euphoria star wearing little to no clothing and covering herself with sports equipment, has received significant backlash from the female sporting community. Britain's double European individual sprint champion Hunt took direct aim at the 29-year-old after finishing fourth in the 200m final at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest.

Hunt said: "Sydney Sweeney, this is what women in sport look like," adding: "21.4 [seconds, the winning time of Melissa Jefferson-Wooden], muscles, hard work, sweat, blood, tears. This is a beautiful evening." She emphasized that being a woman in sport "is not pretty. It's not glamorous.

It's not sexy all the time, definitely." Hunt revealed personal challenges, noting her period started yesterday during the championship, which "is not really ideal" and "not ever what you try to really plan for." Former US Olympic gymnast Gracie Kramer echoed the sentiment, posting a video with the caption: "Idk what Sydney Sweeney was doing but this is what a woman in sport looks like." Australian boxer Skye Nicolson added on Instagram: "There's a big difference between looking 'sexy' because you do sport compared to using sex to sell 'sport'." Sweeney responded by sharing images from ESPN Magazine's BODY Issue, including nude photos of Serena Williams and Megan Rapinoe, to her Instagram stories.