Following the publication of the Road to Oregon 2022 qualification positions, UK Athletics can confirm that a further 14 athletes will join a large Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022, taking the team total up to 77 athletes overall.
As outlined in the policy, the objectives were to select a team that maximised medal success, individual top 8 placings, and the number of athletes progressing through rounds. Furthermore, the policy outlined that for those athletes who had not achieved a qualification standard, the panel could only consider those who were ranked in the top 32 (top 27 for 10,000m) on the Road to Oregon list. The panel considered several performance factors, including current form, to select athletes who indicated their potential to meet these objectives.
As per the policy, athletes with a Road to Oregon ranking position outside the top 32 on the World Athletics qualification list were not selected.
Four high jumpers join the team in the men’s and women’s events. Olympians, Emily Borthwick (Robbie Grabarz, Wigan and District) and Morgan Lake (Robbie Grabarz, Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow) will both compete in the women’s event alongside debutant, Laura Zialor (Jade Surman, Marshall Milton Keynes). UK champion, Joel Clarke-Khan (Robbie Grabarz, Worcester) earns his second senior vest in the men’s competition.
Tokyo finalist Jazmin Sawyers (Lance Brauman, City of Stoke) joins Lorraine Ugen in the women’s long jump, while Naomi Metzger (Aston Moore, Trafford) reaches her first world championships squad in the women’s triple jump.
Fresh from throwing a Scottish discus record of 65.00m in Manchester at the weekend, Nicholas Percy (Zane Duquemin, Shaftesbury Barnet) has been selected for his second World Athletics Championships, and the throws are further represented by Scott Lincoln (Paul Wilson, City of York) and Amelia Stricker (Zane Duquemin, Thames Valley) in the shot put events, and Jade Lally (Zane Duquemin, Shaftesbury Barnet) in the women’s discus.
World Indoor finalist David King (Tim O’Neil, City of Plymouth) joins the 110m hurdles line-up, while Chris McAlister (Marina Armstrong, Thames Valley) goes in the men’s 400m hurdles and Alex Haydock-Wilson (Benke Blomkvist, Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow) lines up in the 400m. Elsewhere, Molly Caudery (Scott Simpson, Thames Valley) earns a spot in her first worlds team after a successful season which has seen her clear a PB of 4.60m in May, and Olympian Ben Williams (Aston Moore, City of Stoke) is now included in the men’s triple jump field.
Following the publication of the Road to Oregon ranking list UKA have been contacted by World Athletics to let us know of additional withdrawals from other nations that have not been published which have impacted upon GB & NI athletes’ rankings. As a result, Ben Williams is now in the top 32 for triple jump and is now formally selected to the GB & NI team.
UKA can also confirm that UK Championship 800m silver medallist Ellie Baker (Jon Bigg, Shaftesbury Barnet) was selected in Monday’s selection meeting subject to her attaining a top 32 standing. Again, UKA has been informed of at least one withdrawal and is also aware of potential team changes in other competing nations which may affect this ranking. Should this result in Baker achieving a top 32 position she too will be added to the GB & NI team.
Following his initial selection on Monday, Callum Wilkinson has decided, in agreement with the Performance team, to withdraw from the 20km Race Walk and focus instead on the Commonwealth Games later in the summer.
Olympic Head Coach, Christian Malcolm, added,
“We are pleased to be adding 14 athletes to the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for Oregon. We believe those added to the team meet the objectives of the policy, that maximised medal success, individual top 8 placings, and the number of athletes progressing through rounds.
“We are taking a large team of 77 to Oregon with athletes competing across a number of disciplines which is really encouraging to see and is healthy for the sport overall. I look forward to seeing how they all perform in America in a couple of weeks.”
The Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022:
Women
100m:
Dina Asher-Smith (John Blackie, Blackheath & Bromley)
Daryll Neita (Marco Airale, Cambridge Harriers)
Imani-Lara Lansiquot (Stuart McMillan, Sutton & District)
200m:
Dina Asher-Smith (John Blackie, Blackheath & Bromley)
Beth Dobbin (Leon Baptiste, Edinburgh)
400m:
Victoria Ohuruogu (Christine Ohuruogu, Newham & Essex Beagles)
Ama Pipi (Marco Airale, Enfield and Haringey)
Nicole Yeargin (Boogie Johnson, Pitreavie)
800m:
Ellie Baker* (Jon Bigg, Shaftesbury Barnet) (*subject to achieving a top 32 ranking)
Alex Bell (Andrew Henderson, Pudsey & Bramley)
Keely Hodgkinson (Trevor Painter, Leigh)
Jemma Reekie (Andy Young, Kilbarchan)
1500m:
Melissa Courtney-Bryant (Rob Denmark, Poole)
Laura Muir (Andy Young, Dundee Hawkhill)
Katie Snowden (Herne Hill)
5000m:
Jessica Judd (Mick Judd, Blackburn Harriers)
Amy-Eloise Markovc (Chris Fox, Wakefield)
Eilish McColgan (Liz Nuttall, Dundee Hawkhill)
10,000m:
Jessica Judd (Mick Judd, Blackburn Harriers)
Eilish McColgan (Liz Nuttall, Dundee Hawkhill)
3000m Steeplechase:
Lizzie Bird (Pat McCurry, Shaftesbury Barnet)
Aimee Pratt (Vicente Modahl, Sale Harriers Manchester)
100m Hurdles:
Cindy Sember (Jeff Porter, Woodford Green Essex Ladies)
400m Hurdles:
Jessie Knight (Marina Armstrong, Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow)
Lina Nielsen (Shaftesbury Barnet)
High Jump:
Emily Borthwick (Robbie Grabarz, Wigan and District)
Morgan Lake (Robbie Grabarz, Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow)
Laura Zialor (Jade Surman, Marshall Milton Keynes)
Pole Vault:
Holly Bradshaw (Scott Simpson, Blackburn Harriers)
Molly Caudery (Scott Simpson, Thames Valley)
Long Jump:
Jazmin Sawyers (Lance Brauman, City of Stoke)
Lorraine Ugen (Dwight Phillips, Thames Valley)
Triple Jump:
Naomi Metzger (Aston Moore, Trafford)
Shot Put:
Sophie McKinna (Paul Wilson, Great Yarmouth)
Amelia Strickler (Zane Duquemin, Thames Valley)
Discus:
Jade Lally (Zane Duquemin, Shaftesbury Barnet)
Heptathlon:
Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Aston Moore, Liverpool Harriers)
4x100m Relay:
Dina Asher-Smith (John Blackie, Blackheath & Bromley)
Beth Dobbin (Leon Baptiste, Edinburgh)
Imani-Lara Lansiquot (Stuart McMillan, Sutton & District)
Daryll Neita (Marco Airale, Cambridge Harriers)
Ashleigh Nelson (Leon Baptiste, City of Stoke)
Asha Philip (Amy Deem, Newham and Essex)
Bianca Williams (Enfield and Haringey)
4x400m Relay:
Zoey Clark (Ryan Oswald, Thames Valley)
Jessie Knight (Marina Armstrong, Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow)
Laviai Nielsen (Enfield & Haringey)
Lina Nielsen (Shaftesbury Barnet)
Victoria Ohuruogu (Christine Ohuruogu, Newham & Essex Beagles)
Ama Pipi (Marco Airale, Enfield and Haringey)
Nicole Yeargin (Boogie Johnson, Pitreavie)
Marathon:
Rose Harvey (Phillip, Kissi, Clapham Chasers)
Jess Piasecki (Robert Hawkins, Stockport)
Charlotte Purdue (Nic Bideau, Aldershot Farnham and District)
Men:
100m:
Zharnel Hughes (Glen Mills, Shaftesbury Barnet)
Reece Prescod (Marvin Rowe, Enfield and Haringey)
200m:
Joe Ferguson (Lewis Samuel, Leeds City)
Adam Gemili (Blackheath & Bromley)
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (Ryan Freckleton, Newham and Essex Beagles)
400m:
Alex Haydock-Wilson (Benke Blomkvist, Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow)
Matthew Hudson-Smith (Gary Evans, Birchfield Harriers)
800m:
Max Burgin (Ian Burgin, Halifax Harriers)
Kyle Langford (Jon Bigg, Shaftesbury Barnet)
Daniel Rowden (Matt Yates, Woodford Green and Essex Ladies)
1500m:
Neil Gourley (Ben Thomas, Giffnock North)
Josh Kerr (Danny Mackey, Edinburgh)
Jake Wightman (Geoff Wightman, Edinburgh)
5000m:
Sam Atkin (Mike Collins, Lincoln Wellington)
Andrew Butchart (Gary Lough, Central)
Marc Scott (Jerry Schumacher, Richmond & Zetland)
10,000m:
Patrick Dever (Andy Bibby, Preston)
110m Hurdles:
David King (Tim O’Neil, City of Plymouth)
Andrew Pozzi (Stratford-upon-Avon)
Josh Zeller (Adrian Brown, Bracknell)
400m Hurdles:
Alastair Chalmers (Matt Elias, Guernsey)
Chris McAlister (Marina Armstrong, Thames Valley)
High Jump:
Joel Clarke-Khan (Robbie Grabarz, Worcester)
Pole Vault:
Harry Coppell (Scott Simpson, Wigan & District)
Triple Jump:
Ben Williams (Aston Moore, City of Stoke)
Shot Put:
Scott Lincoln (Paul Wilson, City of York)
Discus:
Lawrence Okoye (Zane Duquemin, Croydon)
Nicholas Percy (Zane Duquemin, Shaftesbury Barnet)
Hammer:
Nick Miller (Tore Gustafsson, Border)
4x100m Relay:
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey (Benke Blomkvist, Sutton & District)
Jeremiah Azu (Helen James, Cardiff)
Jona Efoloko (Clarence Callender, Sale Harrier Manchester)
Adam Gemili (Blackheath & Bromley)
Zharnel Hughes (Glen Mills, Shaftesbury Barnet)
Reece Prescod (Marvin Rowe, Enfield and Haringey)
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (Ryan Freckleton, Newham and Essex Beagles)
Marathon:
Josh Griffiths (Swansea)
Chris Thompson (Alan Storey, Aldershot Farnham and District)
Mixed 4x400m Relay:
Athletes already selected for the women’s 4x400m relay team will be available for selection for this event.
Joe Brier (Matt Elias, Swansea)
Lewis Davey (Newham and Essex Beagles)
Alex Haydock-Wilson (Benke Blomkvist, Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow)
Team staff:
Team Leader: Paula Dunn
Olympic Head Coach: Christian Malcolm
Team Coaches:
Sprints & Relays: Darren Campbell, Benke Blomkvist, Nick Dakin, Martyn Rooney and Laura Turner-Alleyne
Endurance: Steve Vernon, Jon Bigg, James Thie and Alison Wyeth
Field and Combined Events: Aston Moore, Scott Simpson, Zane Duquemin and Paul Wilson
Medical:
Doctors: James Brown and John Rogers
Therapists: George Polglass, Jon Alty, Michael Giakoumis, Helen van Kempen, Gordon Bosworth, Sarah Connors (holding camp only), James Hedger, Laura Street, Satveer Kang and Cat McCormick (altitude)
Sport science:
Andrew Shaw – physiology, Michael Johnston – S&C (holding camp only), Louise Bloor – nutrition (holding camp only), Paul Brice – biomechanics, Jen Savage – psychology and Ben Stone – Performance Technologist (Competition only)
Team Managers: Charlie Burn, Lorna Dwyer, Amanda Evans and Maddy Ibbett