The Great Britain and Northern Ireland's squad for World Athletics Championships 2023 consist of the likes of Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita, Laura Muir, Keely Hodgkinson, Morgan Lake, Zharnel Hughes, and many more prominent athletes.
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UK Athletics, the governing body for the sport of athletics in the United Kingdom, has disclosed the Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s squads at the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, which will run from August 19 to 27, 2023. The assembled team has been chosen with the strategic intention to maximize the potential for medal winners and earn numerous positions within the top eight ranks. The final team lineup will be confirmed once UK Athletics obtains the World Rankings invitations from the World Athletics in the upcoming week. Upon receipt of these invites, athletes who have satisfied the UKA qualification benchmark and demonstrated recent high-level performance will be included in the team.
As the Championships are nearing, several athletes have displayed remarkable form, with British records in 2023 being set by Keely Hodgkinson in the 800m, Zharnel Hughes in the 100m and 200m, Morgan Lake in High Jump, and Laura Muir in the one-mile category. These athletes have successfully earned their spots in the squad for the World Athletics Championships 2023.
To be considered for selection, athletes had to fulfill the requirements outlined in the selection policy. This included showing current form, evaluated by assessing their performance and progress since May 1, 2023. Currently, 50 athletes have been declared, which previously included only Natasha Cockram as the sole marathon runner. For the marathon at Budapest, no further selections will be made, as a considerable number of key athletes are concentrating on qualifying for the Olympics and pursuing alternative qualification opportunities in 2023.
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Stephen Maguire, the Technical Director of the UK Athletics stated, “I am pleased to confirm those athletes selected for the World Athletics Championships in Budapest next month. They have demonstrated the form and ability to compete successfully on the global stage and we are looking forward to working with them as we commence preparation camp in a couple of weeks.” He also acknowledged the potential of those athletes who might have missed the cut this year and showed optimism for their challenge in the upcoming year, where the European Championships and the Olympics will occur within a span of less than six weeks.
The Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s squad for World Athletics Championships 2023 consist of the likes of Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita, Laura Muir, Keely Hodgkinson, Morgan Lake, Zharnel Hughes, and many more prominent athletes. The full squad is as follows-
100m – Dina Asher-Smith, Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Daryll Neita.
200m – Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita, Bianca Williams.
400m – Victoria Ohuruogu, Ama Pipi.
800m – Isabelle Boffey, Keely Hodgkinson, Jemma Reekie.
1500m – Melissa Courtney-Bryant, Laura Muir, Katie Snowden.
5000m – Megan Keith, Amy-Eloise Markovc.
10,000m – Eilish McColgan, Jessica Warner-Judd
3000m Steeplechase – Aimee Pratt.
100m Hurdles – Cindy Sember.
400m Hurdles – Jessie Knight
4x100m Relay – Dina Asher-Smith, Alyson Bell, Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Daryll Neita, Asha Phillip, Annie Tagoe, Bianca Williams
4x400m Relay – Amber Anning, Yemi Mary John, Jessie Knight, Laviai Nielsen, Victoria Ohuruogu, Ama Pipi, Nicole Yeargin.
High Jump – Morgan Lake.
Pole Vault – Molly Caudery.
Long Jump – Jazmin Sawyers.
Heptathlon – Katarina Johnson-Thompson.
Marathon – Natasha Cockram.
100m – Eugene Amo-Dadzie, Zharnel Hughes, Reece Prescod.
200m – Zharnel Hughes
400m – Matthew Hudson-Smith.
800m – Max Burgin, Ben Pattison, Daniel Rowden.
1500m – Elliot Giles, Neil Gourley, Josh Kerr
110m Hurdles – Tade Ojora
4x100m Relay – Eugene Amo-Dadzie, Jeremiah Azu, Jona Efoloko, Adam Gemili, Zharnel Hughes, Reece Prescod
4x400m Relay – Joe Brier, Lewis Davey, Charlie Dobson, Alex Haydock-Wilson, Matthew Hudson-Smith, Rio Mitcham.
Discus – Lawrence Okoye
4x400m Relay – All athletes involved in the 4x400m relay squads.
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