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Newark athlete Amy Hunt has taken the first step towards Olympic glory. Hunt was part of the Great Britain women’s 4x100m relay team which successfully qualified from their heat in Paris on Thursday morning. They stormed to a heat win ahead of runners-up France and reigning Olympic champions Jamaica who took third spot. The Great Britain team are now through to the final on Friday evening where they are expected to lock horns with America in the race for the gold medal. The Americans won their heat despite a less-than-perfect change-over during their race where they finished ahead of Germany a…