Zharnel Hughes came tantalisingly close to shattering another decades-old British sprint record on Sunday, winning the 200 metres at the UK Athletics Championships in a blistering 19.87 seconds, spoiled by an illegal wind.
Hughes, who had won the 100m a day earlier in a torrential downpour, dipped under the 20-second barrier for the first time in his career in drier conditions, but the wind of 2.3 metres per second was over the allowable 2.0.
The 27-year-old smashed Linford Christie's 30-year-old British record in the 100m two weeks ago in a world-leading 9.83, setting a statement ahead of the world championships in Budapest. Katie Snowden outsprinted Laura Muir down the homestretch to win the women's 1,500m in an upset victory over the Olympic silver medallist. Muir crossed in 4 minutes and 10.24 seconds.
Olympic and world silver medallist Keely Hodgkinson cruised to victory in the 800m on her home track. The 21-year-old, who ran a world-leading 1:55.77 a month ago in Paris, hung near the front of the pack through the first lap and then kicked into high gear over the final 100 metres to cross in 1:58.26.
Tade Ojora shrugged off a couple of seasons of heartbreak by clinching a spot on the world team with his third national victory in the men's 110m hurdles.
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