British Athletics OFFICIAL team for Eugene 2022:

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There's quite a big difference between 48 and 70 so.someone has messed up big time somewhere.

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Ellie Baker's place in the team confirmed.

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For future championships athletes should be picked wherever they are in the world rankings quota. If the event has a quota of 40 athletes and you're ranked...

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yeah I've checked the rankings and since I checked previously they've rejected load of entries, which I think is right. My worry was from thinking it...

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Fair point, but it means there is a risk of second rate Aussie and SAmerican athletes amongst others getting places in a restricted event, often when...

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In a slightly different but related note these 'qualified by designated competition' spots are letting athletes go to Eugene who would have been nowhere...

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Our three female high jumpers are 18th, 19th, 20th in the world rankings so should all get accepted.

Strickler is 29th (according to Road...

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https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/...-is-confirmed/


The Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the World Athletics Championships...

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I think it's the best men's javelin in a few years too, people have thrown less than 70m and got a medal in recent years

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I long for the day when 74.06m is nowhere near a British championship winning throw again

and having somebody going to a commonwealth games...

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Quite shocking tbh.

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Did they show any of the women's triple jump either?

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Looking at some of the reaction it has to be said 'Team England' hasn't really got across why they haven't been able to name a bigger team. I've seen...

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yeah with the Commonwealth Games the hosts have a lot of power and influence, these days they have to be practically given away. Allowing British nations...

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This maybe isn't particularly fair to other countries but I think as host nation England should be able to have an unlimited team (Well 3 per event who...

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If the games were in New Zealand or Singapore it probably wouldn't be as tough as some bigger names would give it a miss. Most of this squad is world...

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Given likes of Max Whitlock and Tom Daley aren't going it's good to see pretty.much all of our big names will be there....

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I think AHW/Rowden already has the standards but must be going for other events. Don't know the exact figure but wouldn't be surprised if there's more...

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https://www.englandathletics.org/ath...or-birmingham/

The team has been announced

Women


100m: Dina Asher-Smith...

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/61880659

Northern Ireland have announced their Commonwealth Games team.

England...