Rising sprint star Louie Hinchliffe will make his Olympic debut at Paris 2024 after winning the British 100m title at the UK Athletics Championships in Manchester.
BBC Sport journalist at Manchester Regional ArenaRising 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.
To be assured of a chance to contest an individual event at the Olympics, athletes must achieve a top-two finish at the qualifiers in Manchester on 29 and 30 June and also have the World Athletics qualification standard. Hindered by injury and having admittedly not taken his training too seriously as a first-year university student in the UK, Hinchliffe sought the guidance of athletics icon Lewis, who coaches at the University of Houston, last August.
The ambitious target set by Lewis during their first phone call last August was to put Hinchliffe in contention for a place on the Olympic relay team - but once again he exceeded all expectations to make his once unlikely dream a reality. One week after setting a British record of 4.92m in France - a mark unmatched in the world this year - the world indoor champion once again starred in front of a home crowd, just as she did to win her first major title in Glasgow in February.
"Of course the gold is the dream and after I won at the indoors I know what it is like to win, but I have also experienced disappointment."
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