Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The UK Athletics Championships will conclude on Sunday
ByBen CollinsBBC Sport journalist- Published9 minutes ago
Amy Hunt retained her British 100m title while Romell Glave became the men's 100m champion for the first time on Saturday.
Hunt produced the second fastest time of her career to win in 11.01 seconds on day one of the UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
Reigning European champion Dina Asher-Smith made the better start in the final but Hunt, 24, powered through to clinch victory at the Alexander Stadium.
Asher-Smith was second with a season's best of 11.13 secs while Mabel Akande was third with a personal best of 11.18.
The European Championships will be held at the same venue from 10-16 August and Hunt told the crowd: "This was a nice dry run for the Europeans so if you can come out and be my lucky charm again, we can get another gold."
Glave made a fine start to the men's final and although Zharnel Hughes stormed back, the two-time national champion had left himself too much to do.
After running a wind-assisted 9.88 secs in Italy last month, Glave legally broke the 10-second barrier for the first time, winning in 9.98.
Hughes was second with a season's best of 10.01, with Louie Hinchliffe third (10.03) and Jeremiah Azu fourth with the same time.
Glave, 26, said: "I just came here running with freedom, and a person that's running with freedom is dangerous. I put myself in that field and executed my best race."
Tearful triumph for Clarke-Khan
Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson continued to work on her first-lap speed by competing in the 400m.
Charlotte Henrich won her heat in a personal best of 51.20 seconds but Hodgkinson's time of 51.62 was enough for her to also qualify for Sunday's final (16:06 BST).
Matthew Hudson-Smith, the 2024 Olympic 400m silver medallist, won his heat in 45.24 to become the fastest qualifier for the men's final (15:48 BST).
One of the stands has been named after the US-based Wolverhampton native for the national and European Championships.
"I love being here," he said. "I put the bat signal out yesterday, 'I'm back in Birmingham!' Everyone wanted to see me.
"I just want to go out, but I've got a job to do, then after I will go and see people."
Joel Clarke-Khan shed tears of joy after equalling his personal best to win the men's high jump.
After winning three outdoor British titles between 2020 and 2023, Clarke-Hunt endured an injury-plagued 18 months with toe problems.
But after claiming the national indoor title in February, the 26-year-old continued an impressive year by jumping 2.27 metres in Birmingham.
"That is something I've dreamed about forever really," he said. "It's been a really long journey back from 2022. I'm just over the moon to be here today like this.
"I've been working so hard for this moment. The 2.27 really makes me believe that I'm back to where I've been before, so I'm really excited for the future."
Marcia Sey set a championship record of 12.65 secs to win the 100m hurdles while Elise Thorner lowered her own championship record in the 3000m steeplechase to nine minutes 16.95 seconds.
Lawrence Okoye was a dominant winner of the men's discus with a championship record of 68.81 metres and Stephen Mackenzie set a Scottish-record 8.15m in the men's long jump.
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