GB has financed the athletes in 2026
A group of 62 athletes have been nominated for membership to join the Great Britain Athletics World Class Program (WCP) for the 2025/26 season.
As in previous years, all WCP nominations are subject to ratification by UK Sport and the completion of a sports agreement signed between the athlete and UK Athletics.
UKA Performance Director Paula Dunn said:
“I would like to thank UK Sport and The National Lottery for their continued investment in a world-class programme. Their support is vital as we build an exciting period for British athletics. With the first ever European Championships in Birmingham in 2026, our GB & NI athletes will have an incredible opportunity to compete with family and friends back home. special and I know our athletes will be proud and purposeful for the occasion.
“We are now entering a crucial phase of the performance cycle. our sights are firmly set on the 2027 World Championships in Beijing and the Los Angeles Olympics and beyond. Every step we take from here is aimed at reaching that peak.”
Athletes of the World Class Program 2026. (Listed with coach and club)
Olympic podium (21)
Amber Anning (Chris Johnson, Brighton and Hove)
Dina Usher-Smith (Blackheath & Bromley)
Max Burgin (Ian Burgin, Halifax Harriers)
Emil Kyres (Renato Canova, Leeds City)
Molly Codery (Scott Simpson, Thames Valley)
Jacob Fincham-Dukes (Austin Brobst, Leeds City)
Keeley Hodgkinson (Trevor Painter, Leigh)
Amy Hunt (Marco Airale, Charnwood)
Georgia Hunter Bell (Trevor Painter, Belgrave Harriers)
Jarnell Hughes (Glen Mills, Shaftesbury Barnet)
Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Aston Moore, Liverpool)
Josh Kerr (Danny McKee, Edinburgh)
Lake Morgan (Yannick Tregaro, Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow)
Scott Lincoln (Dale Stevenson, York City)*
Laura Muir (Laura Weightman, Dundee Hawkhill)
Daryl Neita (Lance Brauman, Cambridge Harriers)
Ben Pattison (Dave Ragan, Basingstoke and Mid Hants)
Gemma Rickey (John Big, Kilbarchan)
Jazmin Sawyers (Aston Moor, Stoke City)
Jake Wightman (John Hartigan, Edinburgh)
Matthew Hudson-Smith (Gary Evans, Birchfield Harriers)
LA potential (1)
Cindy Sember (Woodford Green Essex Ladies)
Olympic podium potential (14)
Charlie Dobson (Leon Baptist, Colchester)
Tyree Donovan (Marina Armstrong, Windsor Slough Eton & Hunslow)*
Rommel Glaive (Michael Afilaka, Croydon)
Neil Gourley (Steven Haas, Giffnock North)
Megan Keith (Ross Cairns, Inverness)
George Mills (Thomas Dreisigacker, Brighton Phoenix)
Emily Newnham (Nick Duckin, Shaftesbury Barnet)*
Hannah Nuttall (Helen Clitheroe, Charnwood)*
Jade O’Dowda (John Lane, Newham and Essex Beagles)
Tade Ojora (Joanna Hayes, Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow)
Amy Pratt (Thomas Dreißigacker, Sale Harriers Manchester)
Anna Purchase (Muhammad Ali Saatara, Notts)
Mark Scott (Chris Jones, Richmond and Zetland)
Elise Turner (Helen Clitheroe, Wells City)*
Olympic relay (15)
Jeremiah Azu (Helen James, Cardiff)
Lewis Davey (Trevor Painter, Newham & Essex Beagles)
Toby Harris (David Sadkin, Brighton Phoenix)
Alex Haydock-Wilson (Day Green, Windsor Slough, Eton & Hounslow)
Desiree Henry (Enfield and Haringey)
Louis Hinchliffe (Sheffield and Dearns)
Yemi Mary John (Alan James, Woodford Green Essex Ladies)
Hannah Kelly (Les Hall, Bolton)
Imani Lansiquot (Marco Airale, Sutton & District)
Nathaniel Mitchell-Blake (Michael Afilaka, Newham and Essex Beagles)
Lina Nielsen (Jack Green, Shaftesbury Barnett)
Lavaj Nielsen (Tony Leicester, Anfield and Haringey)
Sam Reardon (Nigel Stickings, Blackheath and Bromley)
Bianca Williams (Linford Christie, Thames Valley)
Nikol Yaregin (Grigory Sholars, Pitrevi)
Olympic relay confirmation (1)
Lee Thompson (John Henson, Sheffield & Dearne)*
Olympic endorsement (10)
Alastair Chalmers (Matt Elias, Guernsey)
Patrick Dever (Alastair Craig, Preston)*
Success Eduan (Anita Richardson, Sale Harriers Manchester)*
Phoebe Gill (Deborah Stier, St Albans)
Callie Hauger-Tucker (Nick Hauger, Hallamshire)
Mohamed Mohamed (Idris Hamoud, Southampton)
Jake Norris (Nick Ridgeon Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow)
Abi Pollett (Ashley Bryant, Trafford)*
Jess Warner-Judd (Mick Judd, Blackburn)
Reeve Walcott-Nolan (Thomas Dreisigacker, Luton)
Notes:
- Those athletes with * in their name are new to the 2026 program
The Olympic WCP is the UK’s National Sports Lottery initiative to identify, develop and support talented athletes to achieve podium success at the Olympics and other major world championships. Athletes are nominated for WCP membership based on an assessment that they have realistic potential and demonstrable performance to succeed on the podium at the 2027 Beijing World Championships, the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and, in some cases, the 2032 Olympics.
