Matthew Hudson-Smith (Birchfield Harriers) clocked 44.88 in winning the men's 400m to book his place in Rio and join the other 37 athletes who secured automatic Olympic selection at the British Athletics Championships.
Dina Asher-Smith (Blackheath & Bromley) won her first 200m British Championship in 23.11 just ahead of Desiree Henry (Enfield & Haringey) in 23.13 as they both qualified for Olympic places. It was the same margin of victory in the man's 200m with Adam Gemili (Blackheath & Bromley) clocking 22.44 ahead of Danny Talbot (Birchfield Harriers) in 22.46, with them both qualifying for Rio.
Andrew Pozzi (Stratford-upon-Avon) ran a PB of 13.31 in the men's 110m hurdles ahead of Lawrence Clarke (Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow) in 13.44, with them both also qualifying for Rio.
David King (Plymouth) winning his heat of the men's 110m hurdles.
Jazmin Sawyer (City of Stoke) won the women's long jump with 6.75m, edging out defending champion Shara Proctor (Birchfield Harriers) as they both qualified for Rio.
There were plenty of others who also booked their place on the Team GB heading to the Rio Olympics. Laura Muir (Dundee Hawkhill) retained her women's 1500m title by breaking away in the final 300m to win ahead of Laura Weightman (Morpeth). In the women's 800m it was Shelayna Oskan-Clarke (Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow) who won in 2:01.80 just ahead of Lynsey Sharpe (Edinburgh) on 2:02.14.
In the women's 400m, Emily Diamond (Bristol & West) won in 51.94 ahead of the fancied Seren Bundy-Daves (Trafford).
The men's high jump was decided on countback with Robbie Grabarz (Newham & Essex Beagles) pipping Chris Baker (Sale Harriers) as they both cleared 2.26m.
European champion Eilidh Doyle (Pitreavie) won her third British Championship 400m hurdles in 54.93. In the men's event it was Sebastian Rodger (Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers) who won in a season's best 49.45 ahead of Jack Green (Kent AC).
In a tactical men's 1500m, defending champion Charlie Grice (Brighton Phoenix) won in 3:43.41 just ahead of Chris O'Hare (Edinburgh).
The women’s 5000m was a slow-burner until Steph Twell (Aldershot, Farnham & District) and Eilish McColgan (Dundee Hawkhill) moved away from the rest of the field to take gold and silver and secure their Rio spots.
Pre-event favourite Jade Lally (Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers) won the women's discus with 59.15m
Tom Bosworth (Tonbridge AC) took the British Championship in the men's 5km race walk in a season's best 19:13.56 but was second behind Dane Bird-Smith of Australia.
In the women's 5000m race walk it was Bethan Davies who won with a personal best of 22:03.82
Elliot Giles (Birchfield Harriers) won the men's 800m ahead of Jamie Webb (Liverpool Harriers) and Michael Rimmer (Liverpool Pembroke & Sefton Harriers) who was looking for his eighth British title.
In the women's 3000m steeplechase, Rosie Clarke (Epsom & Ewell) produced a personal best of 9:52.20 to take the British title ahead of Lennie Waite (East Kilbride).
Luke Cutts (City of Sheffield and Dearne) won the men's pole vault with 5.40m to secure his Olympic place.
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