Hunt and Glave Win British 100m Titles

Amy Hunt retained her British 100m title on Saturday at the UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham, clocking 11.01 seconds – the second fastest time of her career. The 24-year-old powered past reigning European champion Dina Asher-Smith, who made a better start but finished second with a season's best of 11.13. 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."

Romell Glave, 26, won the men's 100m title for the first time with a fine start and a time of 9.98 seconds, legally breaking the 10-second barrier for the first time after a wind-assisted 9.88 in Italy last month. He held off Zharnel Hughes, who finished second with a season's best of 10.01. Louie Hinchliffe was third (10.03) and Jeremiah Azu fourth with the same time. Glave 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."

Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson used the 400m to work on her first-lap speed, qualifying for Sunday's final with 51.62 seconds. Matthew Hudson-Smith, the 2024 Olympic 400m silver medallist, was the fastest qualifier in the men's 400m with 45.24 seconds.

Joel Clarke-Khan won the men's high jump with a jump of 2.27m, equalling his personal best and shedding tears of joy. After winning three outdoor British titles from 2020 to 2023, he suffered 18 months of toe injuries but claimed the indoor title in February. "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."

Other highlights: Marcia Sey set a championship record of 12.65 seconds in the 100m hurdles; Elise Thorner lowered her own championship record in the 3000m steeplechase to 9:16.95; Lawrence Okoye won the men's discus with a championship record of 68.81m; and Stephen Mackenzie set a Scottish record of 8.15m in the men's long jump.