22/23 Funding Lists

[Stew-Coach]

Well the new funding list has been updated for the next year.

https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/2022-23-olympic-world-class-programme-cohort-announced/

[Grassmarket]

BBC Story.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/63474672

[LoveSprints1]

BBC Story.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/63474672

I am surprised that Adam G he is even on relay funding. Expected Jeremiah Azu to be moved up and where is Reece Prescod?

[CAML]

Agree with the Prescod call. One legal sub 10 in over 3 years and poor in Tokyo and Eugene. I hope this is the wake up call he needs.

[Occasional Hope]

So at Podium level out go: Callum Hawkins
Abigail Irozuru
Lynsey Sharp
Lorraine Ugen

And in come:

Matthew Hudson-Smith
Daryll Neita
and
Cindy Sember (up from Potential)

Ugen will feel hard done by after World Indoor bronze, but no other surprises there.

At Potential level:

In:
Molly Caudery

Out
Melissa Courtney Bryant
Jessica Turner
Jamie Webb
Laura Weightman


Oliver Dustin is very lucky to stay on funding, perhaps the powers that be know something we don't about why he was so rubbish this year.

Still no 400 men on relay funding, I see, but AHW and Charlie Dobson appear on the lower and quite small Confirmation list:

Jeremiah Azu
Ellie Baker
Max Burgin
Piers Copeland
Charlie Dobson
Alex Haydock-Wilson
Holly Mills
Jade O’Dowda
Ben Pattison
Tommy Ramdhan
Matthew Stonier

Josh Zeller probably not included anywhere due to his NCAA status.

[trickstat]

I can understand the men's 4x400 situation as behind those 3 funded athletes it is really tough to call who else should be funded just for relays e.g. Bryer, Davey, Faulds, Mitcham..

[Occasional Hope]

I am surprised that Adam G he is even on relay funding. Expected Jeremiah Azu to be moved up and where is Reece Prescod?

Probably rewarding Gemili for finally leaving Rana Reider, but I agree he did not impress anyone this year.

[drobbie]

seems about right to me - most of those removed have underperformed or been injured or pregnant for 2-3 years, ugen has never performed outdoors, prescod has been hit or miss, gemili deserves another year or so to get back to form

[jjimbojames]

Gemili moving to Neita’s coach should be a good move

[Rickster]

Gemili moving to Neita’s coach should be a good move

I believe the new Coach was Reider Assistant until Aug 2021.

[Ladyloz]

Yes. And it seems Jeremiah Azu has joined him also. The BBC article says he is London based but I thought he was based in Italy?

Also looks like Jaz Sawyers has left Lance Brauman's group and is now coached by Aston Moore as is Naomi Metzger. And Awuah has joined Gary Evans (who coaches MHS and Steven Gardiner) which could e a great move for her.

Disappointed no coach listed for Pozzi. The self coaching thing didn't work for him last year and doesn't seem advisable for a technical event.

[jjimbojames]

Big move for Awuah - really hope it pays off, as her potential never really felt fulfilled. Surprised at Sawyers - Aston building quite the stable!

[Ladyloz]

What is the confirmation level?

[Occasional Hope]

They introduced it last year, for young athletes with potential: https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/...programme-wcp/

[larkim]

Will McColgan feel hard done by? Or is it just the accepted "lot" that the might of the East African runners will automatically remove the potentail for an OLG medal?

[larkim]

Answering my own question, her lack of finishing in the top 8 in either Tokyo or Oregon were her downfall I think. One more place in Tokyo and she'd have been past the first hurdle for Podium funding.

[MR_ME]

I think McColgan is right to feel hard done by, but she needs to do better in world and olympic finals. It was just bad luck (and perhaps too much racing and traveling) that illness and injury struck at the wrong time for Oregon this year. I'm not sure how Pozzi stays on podium funding.

[SprintRelayFan]

I'd imagine a marginal call with him benefitting from that bronze in the euros, and of course he did manage top 8 in Tokyo. As and when Zeller wants funding I'd imagine he drops off.

[Sovietvest]

I appreciate that strict, objective criteria have to be applied but if I was given a £10k bet and told I had to pick two potential future Olympic medalists I would pick Burgin and Dobson ahead of anyone on the Podium Potential List. I think I'd pick them ahead of Pozzi, Sember, Sawyers and Neita, TBH.

[Occasional Hope]

Burgin's got the talent, but he has yet to put a season together uninjured.

[Sovietvest]

Yes - that’s clearly why he hasn’t got on a higher level of funding. But what a talent! By far the biggest male MD talent for us since the 1980s.

[marilyn1]

Pleased to see Bird get her justified reward.
Cannot see why our two female HJers are on potential Podium.
Generally the lists are reasonable and Stonier and Pattison will be of great interest over the next two years.
I wonder wheher Pozzi and even Miller are in the last chance saloon for top level funds.
Not sure what Olympic Potential actually means; certainly Jesse Knight is very lucky to be Podium Potential. Why??
McKinna had a weird season with her futile change of style so will have everything to prove in 2023.
Marc Scott is also fortunate to be PP standard; outdoors he was dreadful this year and the selectors were desperate to give him preference after an indoors medal and nowt at all outdoors since late winter 2022 in the States.
A comfort for all our talents to know just one big effort in August next year.