22/23 Funding Lists

[CoachDev]

https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/2022-23-uka-futures-programme-announced/

[LoveSprints1]

Futures isn't financial funding. It will cover some medical expenses, and it's clearly great for the athletes confidence, but it won't feed them. Some medal-winning athletes who both are and aren't on Futures cannot afford to be full-time athletes, which I don't see as a bad thing! This is what Futures athletes are offered:

Through a series of camps, experiences and dedicated Futures Programme staff, the Programme provides opportunities for athletes to develop the skills and abilities required for international success and forms part of the pathway towards the World Class Programme (WCP).

[MysteryBrick]

Can't imagine too many teams will run 2:59 or better outside of a major, which they are trying to qualify for...!

[Ladyloz]

Im looking forward to see what BA do in regards to the mens relay, the women have already qualified for Worlds, the team champs in june(?) only have a mixed relay (which also hasnt yet qualified for worlds). And now without world relays, options are limited

The mens long relay, do currently qualify on place/time but thats risky indeed to leave as is and with no wider funded athletes (currently) how much support does BA give to the group to help develop them, give them racing opportunities etc

Given 8 teams will qualify on time; their sub 3 minute clocking from the Europeans should easily be enough.

We should be getting the futures funding announcement shortly so hopefully at least a couple more mens 400 runners will be funded via that route.

[Stew-Coach]

Im looking forward to see what BA do in regards to the mens relay, the women have already qualified for Worlds, the team champs in june(?) only have a mixed relay (which also hasnt yet qualified for worlds). And now without world relays, options are limited

The mens long relay, do currently qualify on place/time but thats risky indeed to leave as is and with no wider funded athletes (currently) how much support does BA give to the group to help develop them, give them racing opportunities etc

[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.

[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.

[Occasional Hope]

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

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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?

[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..

[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!