The 22-year-old, who won the race in a personal best of 46.26, will represent Great Britain at the European Indoor Championships in Glasgow next month on the back of his maiden British success.
Men’s 400m Final:
What a final!!???? @CamChalmers400 takes the @BritAthletics ????in a PB of 46.26 ahead of @WelshAthletics @OwenSmith400 in ???? & another PB of 46.37.
What a performance from 19 year old @alex_theslam who takes the ???? in 47.29!#SparBritishChamps
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— Vinco (@VincoSport) 10 February 2019
Speaking after the race, Chalmers said:
“This is well up there [with competing for Guernsey at the Commonwealth Games]. I’ve really wanted to win this race, I’ve come in second twice in the indoor trials final so to be champion is all I wanted. I hammered it to 200m and just tried to hang on, I didn’t even know where he [the silver medallist, Owen Smith] was. I was tying up a little bit in the last 50m – I was just trying to pump my arms hard and hang on.”
So so happy to earn my first Senior British title ???????????? Fantastic race ???????? https://t.co/qfyE9mwwqg
— Cameron Chalmers (@CamChalmers400) 10 February 2019
Pictured top: Cameron Chalmers shared this image of him crossing the finish line first on his Instagram page