GB Athletics Olympics Team Tokyo2020

[SprintRelayFan]

BA were meant to announce at 11 but still waiting!
According to twitter Alex Bell misses out as Laura doing 800....

Also this could be causing the delay....

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/u...o-uk-cbzjgnz89

[MysteryBrick]

Butchart's an idiot, but we already knew that...


Team is here: https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/...olympic-games/

World Athletics invites will be processed over the next week.

Women

100m

Dina Asher-Smith (John Blackie, Blackheath and Bromley)

Daryll Neita (Rana Reider, Cambridge)

Asha Philip (Steve Fudge, Newham and Essex Beagles)

200m

Dina Asher-Smith (John Blackie, Blackheath and Bromley)

Beth Dobbin (Leon Baptiste, Edinburgh)

400m

Ama Pipi (Linford Christie, Enfield and Haringey)

Jodie Williams (Ryan Freckleton, Herts Phoenix)

Nicole Yeargin (Quincy Watts, Pitreavie)

800m

Keely Hodgkinson (Trevor Painter, Leigh)

Laura Muir (Andy Young, Dundee Hawkhill)

Jemma Reekie (Andy Young, Kilbarchan)

1500m

Laura Muir (Andy Young, Dundee Hawkhill)

Katie Snowden (Dan Stepney, Herne Hill)

5000m

Jess Judd (Mick Judd, Blackburn)

Amy-Eloise Markovc (Chris Fox, Wakefield)

Eilish McColgan (Liz Nuttall, Dundee Hawkhill)

10,000m

Jess Judd (Mick Judd, Blackburn)

Eilish McColgan (Liz Nuttall, Dundee Hawkhill)

Marathon

Stephanie Davis (Phillip Kissi, Clapham Chasers)

Jessica Piasecki (Robert Hawkins, Stockport)

Steph Twell (Aldershot Farnham and District)

3000m Steeplechase

Elizabeth Bird (Pat McCurry, Shaftesbury Barnet)

Aimee Pratt (Vicente Modahl, Sale Harriers Manchester)

100m Hurdles

Tiffany Porter (Jeff Porter, Woodford Green Essex Ladies)

Cindy Sember (Jeff Porter, Woodford Green Essex Ladies)

400m Hurdles

Meghan Beesley (Benke Blomkvist, Birchfield)

Jessie Knight (Marina Armstrong, Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow)

Jessica Turner (Nick Dakin, Amber Valley and Erewash)

High Jump

Morgan Lake (Fuzz Caan, Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow)

Pole Vault

Holly Bradshaw (Scott Simpson, Blackburn)

Long Jump

Abigail Irozuru (Aston Moore, Sale Harriers Manchester)

Jazmin Sawyers (Lance Brauman, City of Stoke)

Lorraine Ugen (Dwight Phillips, Thames Valley)

Shot Put

Sophie McKinna (Mike Winch, Great Yarmouth)

Heptathlon

Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Bertrand Valcin, Liverpool) *Subject to fitness

4x100m Relay

Dina Asher-Smith (John Blackie, Blackheath and Bromley)

Beth Dobbin (Leon Baptiste, Edinburgh)

Imani-Lara Lansiquot (Steve Fudge, Sutton and District)

Daryll Neita (Rana Reider, Cambridge)

Ashleigh Nelson (Michael Afilaka, City of Stoke)

Asha Philip (Steve Fudge, Newham and Essex Beagles)

4x400m Relay

Zoey Clark (Eddie McKenna, Thames Valley)

Emily Diamond (Benke Blomkvist, Bristol and West)

Jessie Knight (Marina Armstrong, Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow)

Laviai Nielsen (Christine Bowmaker, Enfield and Haringey)

Ama Pipi (Linford Christie, Enfield and Haringey)

Jessica Turner (Nick Dakin, Amber Valley and Erewash)

Hannah Williams (Glyn Hawkes, Herts Phoenix)

Jodie Williams (Ryan Freckleton, Herts Phoenix)

Nicole Yeargin (Quincy Watts, Pitreavie)



Men

100m

CJ Ujah (Ryan Freckleton, Enfield and Haringey)

Zharnel Hughes (Glen Mills, Shaftesbury Barnet)

Reece Prescod (Marvin Rowe, Enfield and Haringey)

Men’s 200m

Adam Gemili (Rana Reider, Blackheath and Bromley)

Men’s 800m

Oliver Dustin (Graeme Mason, Border)

Elliot Giles (Jon Bigg, Birchfield)

Daniel Rowden (Matt Yates, Woodford Green Essex Ladies)

1500m

Jake Heyward (Mark Rowland, Cardiff)

Josh Kerr (Danny Mackey, Edinburgh)

Jake Wightman (Geoff Wightman, Edinburgh)

5000m

Andrew Butchart (Barry Fudge, Central)

Marc Scott (Jerry Schumacher, Richmond and Zetland)

10,000m

Sam Atkin (Mike Collins, Lincoln Wellington)

Marc Scott (Jerry Schumacher, Richmond and Zetland)

Marathon

Ben Connor (Steve Vernon, Derby)

Callum Hawkins (Robert Hawkins, Kilbarchan)

Chris Thompson (Alan Storey, Aldershot Farnham and District)

20km Race Walk

Tom Bosworth (Andi Drake, Tonbridge)

Callum Wilkinson (Rob Heffernan, Enfield and Haringey)

3000m Steeplechase

Phil Norman (Tomaz Plibersek, Woodford Green Essex Ladies)

Zak Seddon (Jeff Seddon, Bracknell)

110m Hurdles

Andrew Pozzi (Santiago Antunez, Stratford-upon, Avon)

High Jump

Tom Gale (Denis Doyle, Team Bath)

Pole Vault

Harry Coppell (Scott Simpson, Wigan and District)

Triple Jump

Ben Williams (Aston Moore, City of Stoke)

Shot Put

Scott Lincoln (Paul Wilson, City of York)

Discus

Lawrence Okoye (Zane Duquemin / John Hillier, Croydon)

Hammer

Taylor Campbell (John Pearson, Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow)

Nick Miller (Tore Gustafsson, Border)

Men’s 4x100m Relay

Adam Gemili (Rana Reider, Blackheath and Bromley)

Zharnel Hughes (Glen Mills, Shaftesbury Barnet)

Richard Kilty (Gateshead)

Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (Lance Brauman, Newham and Essex Beagles)

Reece Prescod (Marvin Rowe, Enfield and Haringey)

CJ Ujah (Ryan Freckleton, Enfield and Haringey)

Men’s 4x400m Relay

Niclas Baker (Piotr Spas, Crawley)

Cameron Chalmers (Matt Elias, Guernsey)

Matthew Hudson-Smith (Lance Brauman, Birchfield)

Michael Ohioze (Dan Tomlin, Shaftesbury Barnet)

Lee Thompson (John Henson, Sheffield and Dearne)

[SprintRelayFan]

Reece bloody Prescod. Wt actual F is the point

EDIT: Apologies MB, I meant to say thanks for posting. I just got too enraged

Further edit: No Zharnel in the 200?
What about the mixed relay? Is that just pulled from the 4x4s? Thank god no Rabah

[MysteryBrick]

Yeah, will be pulled from the 4x400m squads. I like that they have taken 9 women, since it is basically only 4 relay spots as the other 5 are already there.

[sprintdude]

Kilty and NMB in the relay squad - Andrew Robertson looked over again !!!

[SprintRelayFan]

I guess that's why Kilty ran the 200. He was told so long as he ran anything he'd be in the squad....

[SprintRelayFan]

There's an awful lot of doubling in there.

[SprintRelayFan]

I feel for Alex Bell. I don't think Laura has made the right decision

[MysteryBrick]

Good doubles:
Dina (duh)
Judd (earned it)
McColgan (no brainer if Weightman is injured)
Marc Scott (why not?)

Bad doubles:
Muir (stupid idea, will just do less well in two events rather than being a real chance for a medal in the 1500m)

Why no double?:
Hughes

[SprintRelayFan]

Dina yes, and yeah no problem with Scott. Not sure about the others.
Zharnel I'm baffled by. I would've thought his best chance was the 200.

[MysteryBrick]

Putting my 'UK selector with a top 8 mandate' hat on, Prescod is a perfectly logical pick - high variance, could totally flame out but also has top 8 potential as a 2017 finalist and 2018 European Silver. It's the same reason they pulled all the stops out for Mo.
Putting my 'Alex Bell hasn't been selected, and people like Walcott-Nolan, Holly Mills and Emily Borthwick didn't get a sniff': WTAF...

[SprintRelayFan]

I've just seen so little since that euro silver.
Holly is in the u23s at least.

[carterhatch]

All I can say is Laura Muir better win two medals.. .

[SprintRelayFan]

I'll be willing to bet you she doesn't....

[SprintRelayFan]

Only 5 men down for the 4x4? How does that work with the mixed as well?

[Stew-Coach]

rule state you can draft any "Team" member in (once out there), but seeing as we have no one in the individual for 4 flat or hurdles and only Adam in the 2, would leave really only a 8 runner

[SprintRelayFan]

Yes - that's what I meant no other individuals or hurdlers. Dunno enough about 800 guys tbh!

[Paps]

Given that we've only got 5 specialist 400 guys under 46 this year, and we've got some truly world class 800 fellas, I wouldn't be shocked if they could actually justify a place off a rolling start.

[LuckySpikes]

Was wondering about Amy-Eloise Markovc being named in the 5000 but, checking WA's Road To Tokyo and her WA profile, it seems like her 15:05.96 in the USA has now been ratified. Hoorah!

I agree with the general sentiment querying why Our Laura is doubling, especially given that the 800 comes before the 1500 (there's actually some crossover (if she makes the 800 final).

...
Putting my 'Alex Bell hasn't been selected, and people like Walcott-Nolan, Holly Mills and Emily Borthwick didn't get a sniff': WTAF...

Not sure what you mean here. They don't have the standard.

[MysteryBrick]

Oh yes, they don't have the standard - it's more I'm referring to the fact that someone running 10.3 and 21.x this year gets to go whereas the above don't.

[carterhatch]

Well, The KJT roller coaster continues, has she competed at all this year, to then rock up to the Olympics, that is __________, (fill in as appilcable)

As I said about Laura Muir, she better win two medals or else its just a huge vanity project. Had she simply focused on 1500, been tasked to run it hard at trials to drag others around, we would now have two other, very deserving, athletes on the list Alex Bell and Revee...

Nine, 9, Nine? Women in the 4 x 400 squad. Why not just add Megan Beasley and make it a round number... Are some of them going to cover for the men's relay too LOL

Reece Prescod must count himself a very lucky man, and I dare not think what the next 'what can go wrong, will go wrong' MHS chapter will be...

[MysteryBrick]

MHS' 4x400m experience in Tokyo cannot possibly be worse than Rio

[SprintRelayFan]

I guess if you're going to take a mens 4x4 difficult to justify not taking MHS....

[philipo]

There is supposed to be a UKA selection procedure, but Prescod running early 10.30s did not did get selected for the 100m as a Phase 1 Automatic; but no doubt under section 4, i assume. Form and fitness, what ??? just to build up the numbers to justify the amount of money spent in a 4 year cycle on athletics. Nice big team so you select everybody form or not. What the F was the selection document for??

The fans or whatever they profess to be are not interested in Team selection policy; just select everybody. Pathetic
The argument that he deserves to be selected is pathetic; he came over here for a week to indicate over the weekend that he is out of form and clearly ran like a plonker.

[philipo]

The cheerleader nudniks on this Forum will be thrilled; shame UKA couldnt get the figures even higher.

[SprintRelayFan]

Don't worry, they may yet take up some invites.

[philipo]

Carter you r so right. The Muir /Young team are in it to satisfy her ego; in my view she will not medal in either event; we all recall in Rio when she ran with little strategic sense she wouldn't budge or admit she ran a poor race. Such a courageous athlete in many ways but makes wrong decisions... she wont run 6 races, cos she will not get to both finals.

[drobbie]

The cheerleader nudniks on this Forum will be thrilled; shame UKA couldnt get the figures even higher.

stop bloody moaning, barring prescod, who else shouldnt have been picked according to you

[MysteryBrick]

Completely echo this - the only two selections I believe are incorrect are Prescod (although as mentioned, I understand the rationale) and Muir in the 800m. Everyone else on this list has met the Olympic qualification criteria and generally performed well this season, or has enough in the bank (Gemili, KJT) to warrant selection.

[carterhatch]

Nine, 9, nine!? women in the 4x400 'squad' strikes me as overly generous, and Emily Diamond, is the luckiest of all these (had Amber Anning performed to par, i doubt Ms. Diamond would be dusting off her passport) Worse, I hope they dont try and qualify by resting one-too-many of the individual runners, that could end in tears.

[RunUnlimited]

stop bloody moaning, barring prescod, who else shouldnt have been picked according to you

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