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UK Athletics Championships 2024: Louie Hinchliffe wins 100m title to secure Olympic debut
Rising sprint star Louie Hinchliffe stunned Britain’s best to secure a fairytale Olympic 100m qualification at the UK Athletics Championships, as Daryll Neita stormed to the women’s title in Manchester.
Hinchliffe continued his sensational breakthrough year by clocking 10.18 seconds in miserable conditions to beat 2022 champion Jeremiah Azu, who also secured his place on Team GB by virtue of his top-two finish.
It comes three weeks after 21-year-old Hinchliffe became the first European man to win the United States’ collegiate 100m title in 9.95secs, which put him sixth on the British all-time list.
Neita, who will target individual medals in both sprint events in Paris, began her bid for double British gold by triumphing in the women’s 100m final in 11.24secs.
World indoor pole vault champion Molly Caudery also confirmed she will appear at her first Games after demonstrating her form by taking victory with a first-time clearance at her opening height.