Hinchliffe Aims for Olympic Spot at UK Trials.

Posted 2 months ago

In the past 30 years, a sub-10-second time has only been needed twice to win the men's 100m at the UK Athletics Championships. However, this weekend, Britain's Olympic hopefuls may need to meet or exceed this mark to secure victory.

Rising 21-year-old sprint star Louie Hinchliffe, coached by athletics icon Carl Lewis at the University of Houston, will compete as the second-fastest European man this year after running 9.95 earlier in June.

Jeremiah Azu, who set a wind-assisted championship record of 9.90 to win the British title in 2022, has also broken the 10-second barrier this year.

Reigning British champion and world bronze medallist Zharnel Hughes, recovering from a hamstring injury, is already assured of an Olympic 100m place.

This leaves two-time British champion Reece Prescod, European medallist Romell Glave, and Eugene Amo-Dadzie, the self-styled 'world's fastest accountant', among those vying for a spot on Team GB.

The final British athletics squad for Paris 2024 will be announced on Friday, 5 July, after the championships in Manchester on 29 and 30 June.

To secure a chance to compete in an individual event at the Olympics, athletes must finish in the top two at the qualifiers and meet the World Athletics qualification standard.

Keely Hodgkinson, Josh Kerr, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Matthew Hudson-Smith, Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita, Molly Caudery, and Laura Muir are among the other high-profile names set to compete at Manchester Regional Arena.