Dina Asher-Smith warms up the crowd on a chilly day in Manchester

Dina Asher-Smith showed her class ahead of the Olympics as 17-year-old Phoebe Gill put in a stunning performance to book a trip to Paris on Sunday.

Asher-Smith went head-to-head with Daryll Neita as she cruised to victory in the women’s 200m at the British Microplus Athletics Championships in Manchester.

Meanwhile, A-Level student Gill held off Jemma Reekie in a remarkable finish in the 800m which earned her a place in Team GB.

Laura Muir, Georgia Bell, Amber Anning, Charlie Dobson and Neil Gourley were among others to secure places for the Games on an unseasonably cool final day at the British Olympic Trials.

Asher-Smith’s clash with rival Neita, who won the 100m on Saturday, was billed as one of the highlights of the weekend and the Londoner did not disappoint, triumphing in a championship record 22.18 seconds.

Neita was second in a season’s best of 22.46 and the pair will link up again in the French capital.

Asher-Smith said: “I was really pleased with it – a really strong race in Nordic conditions.

“Now I’m going to my third Olympics. I’m still having fun and learning things and I’m really excited to go to Paris.”

With Olympic 800m medalist prospect Keely Hodgkinson opting to run the 400m, the path seemed clear for Reekie to take the national title over the two lap distance.

But it was rising star Gill who prevailed in a time of one minute 58.66 seconds, taking a close battle with Reekie in the home straight. Both athletes will join Hodgkinson in the Paris squad.

Gill said: “It means the world to me. It’s a dream come true. I can not believe. I didn’t expect that at all.

“To have Jemma on my shoulder, someone I looked up to so much, was such an amazing thing and we used each other to get to the line.”

Hodgkinson could only manage seventh in the 400m, but the stories were at the forefront, with Anning winning in a championship record 50.47 to book an Olympic spot alongside runner-up Laviai Nielsen.

In a good day for the Nielsen family, twin sister Lina qualified for Paris alongside Jessie Knight, winning the 400m hurdles.

Dobson booked his place by winning the men’s 400m but there was drama before men’s 400m hurdles winner Alastair Chalmers was confirmed as an Olympian.

The favorite and defending champion was initially disqualified for a false start, but was allowed to run under protest and won in a time 17 hundredths of a second inside the Olympic standard. After an appeal was heard, the result was allowed to stand.

Muir had to settle for second place in the women’s 1,500m behind Georgia Bell, but it was still enough for both to make the British team. Gourley consolidated his place after recovering from injury by winning the men’s 1,500m, with George Mills joining him.

Josh Kerr, who will also compete in the 1,500m in France, was involved in a collision with Elliot Giles after going down in the 800m. That left Ben Pattison and Max Burgin to take the Olympic places.

Patrick Dever took silver in the men’s 5,000m but, having previously met the Olympic qualifying standard, it was still enough to secure his place.

Morgan Lake secured a third consecutive trip to the Olympics with victory in the long jump and Mark Hudson-Smith was a comfortable winner in the 200m after dropping out of the regular 400m.