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Chambers takes 60m as Ennis wins despite injury worry

Jessica Ennis complained of some pain after winning the women's high jump © Getty Images

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World champion heptathlete Jessica Ennis and sprinter Dwain Chambers were the big winners from the UK Indoor Trials in Sheffield on Saturday.

Chambers - who had previously threatened to pull out of the event due to safety concerns - held off the challenge of Harry Aikines-Aryeetey to win the 60 metres in an impressive time of 6.57 seconds, booking his place at the forthcoming European Indoor Championships in Paris.

"It's great to be competing again," said Chambers. "I've got a few more weeks to go until the Euros so I'm keen just to stay injury free, get out there and do really well. Overall I'm pleased with today."

Craig Pickering finished third in the event, narrowly edging out Mark Lewis-Francis for a place on the podium.

Ennis, meanwhile, emerged victorious in the high jump with a winning mark of 1.88 metres. The 25-year-old, who had cleared every previous height at the first attempt, withdrew following two attempts at 1.91 metres after feeling a slight strain in her ankle, but maintains she should still be able to compete in the two events on her schedule for Sunday - the long jump and 60 metre hurdles

"It was all right jumping, it's not my take-off leg, but I could just feel it a little towards the end so I thought there was no point pushing on and injuring myself," said Ennis, who subsequently finished seventh in the shot put final with an unremarkable 13.86m mark. "I'll get some physio on it now and see how it is. If it loosens off I'll do everything tomorrow, but if it's still tight... at this stage I've done the high jump, I'm happy with the way everything's going."

Elsewhere there was promising news for the future of British athletics, as 17-year-old Jodie Williams won the women's 60 metres in a personal best time of 7.24 seconds, booking her place in Paris.

"I'm quite shocked," Williams said. "To come here against such a good field, I'm lost for words really. Against such strong athletes it could have been anyone's race so I'm just happy to come here and have taken it."

Andy Turner completed an expected victory in the men's 60 metres hurdles with a season's best time of 6.71 seconds.

Other winners included Max Eaves, in the men's pole vault, and Helen Clitheroe - who led from the front but was pushed all the way by Gemma Turtle in winning the women's 3000 metres.

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