Amy Hunt, who labelled her World Championship silver medal run as 'sexy and aggressive', has revealed how an X-rated message on the start line helped her to the success.

The 23-year-old produced a stunning finish to the 200 metres final at the World Championships in Tokyo last month.

Hunt sprinted to the silver medal behind the United States' Melissa Jefferson-Wooden in the Japanese capital.

It marked a breakthrough first global medal for Hunt, after long-term injury, draining illness and mental burnout threatened to ruin her career.

The sprinter had been previously touted to make an impact on the world stage with Hunt having been labelled as one of the 'faces to define the decade' by Vogue magazine after smashing the Under 18s world record in 2019.

Hunt discussed her success on the Untapped Podcast with Spencer Matthews, where she was asked about how she had prepared for the biggest individual race of her career to date.

The 23-year-old admitted an X-rated message had helped her prepare for the 'aggressive' run to the silver medal.

‘Throughout the 50 minutes I am playing songs in my head, the one I was really listening to was Alter Ego by JT and Doechii, that was a big one for me in the call room,' Hunt said.

‘By the time we are on the track, I am just thinking about the plan as such and trying to get in the most aggressive mindset.

‘There is a lot of swearing going on in my head, I am speaking out loud.

'Because I wasn’t one of the medal contenders at that point, the cameras weren’t really on me.

'I’m just stood there mouthing like “go and f***ing kill them, like to myself, all the time.

'I am thinking “thank god the cameras aren’t on me”, I look so intense.

'I knew the cameras weren’t going to be on me so it was fine, but I was thinking “god, I look like a right crazy girl right now”.

'I am just trying to get into the mindset to think pure aggression, absolutely no fear, no fear, get out and be as powerful and aggressive as possible.'

Hunt was one of five British medallists at the World Championships with Georgia Hunter Bell and Keely Hodgkinson winning silver and bronze in the women’s 800m.

Jake Wightman earned silver in the men’s 1,500m, while Katarina Johnson-Thompson claimed bronze in the women’s heptathlon.

Hunt, who graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in English Literature in 2023, had reflected on her pride at succeeding in juggling education and a sporting career after winning silver last month.

'I'm so proud of myself for choosing the harder path,' she said. 'I could have picked an easier way out many times.

'I chose to go to Cambridge and get a degree but in part to show other young girls you don't have to give up education.

'You can be an academic badass and a track goddess. I'm showing you can do everything and anything you set your mind to. You can be the best at everything.

'Maybe some karaoke tonight will help it sink in.

'(Hall & Oates song) Maneater. That was the vibe tonight, sexy and aggressive.'