Announcement

**carterhatch** · 01-03-22, 19:27

Please note

Invitations for the combined events will be issued by World Athletics later this week. Any further invitations from World Athletics will be issued after March 9 and these will be accepted by UKA provided the invited athletes, meet the eligibility criteria and demonstrate current form which suggests that they are capable of being competitive in Belgrade.

A link to an interview with Christain Malcom

Yahoo

https://uk.yahoo.com/sports/news/christian-malcolm-relaxed-athletes-missing-174525635.html

**Occasional Hope** · 01-03-22, 20:06

Emily Borthwick might (should?) get an invite. With Lasitskene out, and the Belarussian also not allowed in, it means just one woman with an automatic qualifier not an doing indoor season and Emily will be in a qualifying spot, based on the current Road to Belgrade rankings.

Holly Millls should get a spot too.

**RunUnlimited** · 01-03-22, 20:24

A decent team on both fronts.

And for the multi-events, I'm guessing that Holly Mills and new British indoor champion Ella Rush, will be selected for the pentathlon.

**oxfan** · 01-03-22, 20:46

Only 12 spots for the pentahlon so Rush unlikely to make it sadly

And note there are wildcards available at the World Indoor Tour Final tomorrow - Borthwick can win the tour with a win. Giles can win and open another 800 spot

**number1fan** · 01-03-22, 22:11

where s piers copeland?

**philipo** · 01-03-22, 22:53

Marc Scott is running at the weekend a big 10K with Ahmed ,Fisher and others
if he goes big with a good sub 27 minutes I hope the recovery period does not have too adverse effect on his 3000 metres in Belgrade. The 3k will probably be an Eth fest anyway.

**carterhatch** · 03-03-22, 11:57

Medal chances?

I am always pleased to see Lorraine Ugen jumping well and could be in with a chance. If Holly Mills can string a good series together she may also be contending for a medal. The women's 4x400 might be a surprise package for a medal as you never know with DQs and falls et al... Only one very strong gold medal chance, and that is Ms. Hodgkinson. Otherwise a good number of PBs will suffice for me and possibly a NR from Sophie Mckinna.

Men ...hmmm... Pozzi DNS last night, so saving himself or decided his indoor season is over... Marc Scott could contend for a medal but he has got to get to the start line first. I only can see Elliot Giles as a firm possibilty beyond these two. Otherwise, again, some PBs would be welcome although when it comes to the men's selection I am a little nervous that there are one or two carrying 'niggles' and that men's 400 will be a relief just to make the final intact ...

**drobbie** · 03-03-22, 12:18

medal chances - keeley in the 800, womens 4 x 400, holly mills possibly doing what emerson did at the euro indoors a few years ago, the womens long jump and possibly neita if she can pb ( she would probably need a 7.06 to medal based on the past 10 years of world indoors)on the mens side maybe giles and scott, pozzi doesnt look in the best form so would probably be unlikely

**MysteryBrick** · 03-03-22, 14:08

KJT has been added to the team! If she is fit (which is a reasonable if, although one would assume she wouldn't have accepted unless she was) then she is the immediate favourite as the defending World Indoor and Outdoor Champion, and given the fact that the last 3 Pentathlons she has done (2015, 2018, 2019) have won her the European Indoors twice and the World Indoors once.

Charlie Grice also in after Giles' World Indoor Tour win, lucky boy.

**RunUnlimited** · 03-03-22, 16:30

Originally posted by MysteryBrick View Post

KJT has been added to the team! If she is fit (which is a reasonable if, although one would assume she wouldn't have accepted unless she was) then she is the immediate favourite as the defending World Indoor and Outdoor Champion, and given the fact that the last 3 Pentathlons she has done (2015, 2018, 2019) have won her the European Indoors twice and the World Indoors once.

Charlie Grice also in after Giles' World Indoor Tour win, lucky boy.

Well that came at me from out of left field! KJT making her return to competitive action after the devastation of her injury nightmare in Tokyo in the WIC was *not* something I predicted at all! As you say, if KJT is fully fit and healthy, she immediately goes into gold medal favourite territory in the pentathlon.

As for Grice's selection in the 800m, he is very lucky to get the extra spot.

**LuckySpikes** · 03-03-22, 18:31

Just as important

, there will, of course, be another of our "famous" Prediction Contests,

**drobbie** · 03-03-22, 20:18

Originally posted by LuckySpikes View Post

Just as important

, there will, of course, be another of our "famous" Prediction Contests,

i predict a certain someone will moan about how things are poor compared to the golden age of the 1980s

**RunUnlimited** · 03-03-22, 21:07

Also should mention that Holly Mills also received a wild card too, so she'll join KJT in the pentathlon.... can she do better than the 5th place she achieved at the European Indoors last year?

**philipo** · 04-03-22, 09:01

Drobbie, surely you are going to inform us of the "golden period" of today. A gold medal round Johnson thompson's neck already. All the self proclaimed "experts" have spoken so I thought I would contact her and tell her of her medal😄

Announcement

World Indoor Championships 2022 - March 18-20

World Indoor Championships 2022 - March 18-20

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