It was another scintillating summer of British sport, where records were broken and heroes were born.
From the European Athletics Championships to the World Cup, there was no shortage of elite events for the watching world to keep its eyes on, as British athletes carved their names into honours boards across the globe.
Here, we take a look at the six most extraordinary moments.
Josh Kerr breaks the mile record
Over one mile, Josh Kerr is the fastest man ever to live.
The Edinburgh native had been targeting the record for some time, and the London Diamond League offered the perfect opportunity, as it included the lesser-contested mile event in its programme.
A mixture of perfectly timed pacemakers and persistence from American Yared Nuguse created the perfect conditions for Kerr. Steaming down the home straight, eyes screwed up in pain behind his trademark shades, he crossed the line in 3:42.66. It knocked almost half a second off the previous record of 3:43.13 set by Hicham El Guerrouj in 1999.
Kerr also became the seventh British man to hold the world record in the modern era, following in the footsteps of Sydney Wooderson, Roger Bannister, Derek Ibbotson, Sebastian Coe, Steve Ovett, and Steve Cram.
Josh Kerr, King of the Mile.
Amy’s hunt for four
Fresh from a Commonwealth Games silver medal, Amy Hunt would have been forgiven for resting on her laurels.
Instead, she produced a clean sweep in the women's sprints at the European Championships in Birmingham, coming home with an incredible four golds.
Her campaign began with an 11.00s run to take the 100m title, before completing the individual sprint double in the 200m three days later.
Then, with Hunt running the second leg, the British women’s team clinched the 4x100m relay title, before she anchored the mixed team’s triumph to seal an historic quadruple, becoming the first athlete to win four gold medals at a single edition of the European Championships.
Tom Pidcock, champion of the world. Again.
In 2023, Tom Pidcock claimed his first UCI Mountain Bike World Championship title, but he opted out of the event in 2025 to focus on his road career.
But with the Tour de France out of the way, the Yorkshireman reminded the world exactly why he is a two-time Olympic champion in Val di Sole, coming through from 32nd to steal an unlikely victory.
Watching him launch the decisive attack to beat countryman Charlie Aldridge and Canadian Cole Punchard on the final climb was another reminder of his unbreakable spirit. Wheel-to-wheel action, daring descents, and last-minute comebacks are what Pidcock lives for.
Riding high in Aachen
It was a successful summer for British equestrians, as they clinched three gold medals and a handful of quota spots for LA 2028 at the 2026 FEI World Championships.
Lottie Fry led the way in the dressage, as she became the first rider to complete the 'double-double' by successfully defending her two dressage titles on Glamourdale.
Team gold came alongside Carl Hester on Fame, Becky Moody on Jaegerbomb, and Fiona Bigwood on Donna Bella.
There was further British success in Germany, as the eventing team added world gold to their Olympic title from Paris 2024.
Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo, Laura Collett and London 52, Tom McEwen on JL Dublin, and Gemma Stevens on Flash Cooley combined for victory to seal gold and a quota place.
Canter and Collett also took individual honours, winning silver and bronze respectively behind home hope Michael Jung.
Lauren Henry makes history
Lauren Henry’s victory in the women’s single scull at the World Rowing Championships was the first that a British woman had won in the event.
The 24-year-old dominated the competition, hitting the front after 1200m in a field containing Olympic champions Karolien Florijn and world champion Fiona Murtagh, and staying strong to upgrade her silver from last year.
Angharad Evans on fire in the water
It was a stellar summer for Angharad Evans, who announced herself to the British public with two gold medals at her home Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in the 100m and 200m breaststroke.
But it was her time in the European Championships a month later that really set pulses racing. Her 1:04.87 was a new British and Championships record and saw her beat Ireland’s Mona McSharry and Italy’s Benedetta Pilato to the title.
Another Championship record fell in the women’s 4x100m relay, with a silver medal in the women’s 200m breaststroke to boot too.