Here is a list of athletes that UK Athletics is supporting to fight for podium places in the future
Keeley Hodgkinson, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Matt Hudson-Smith are among 65 athletes who have received lottery funding for Great Britain’s Olympic World Class Athletics program over the next 12 months ahead of the World Championships in Tokyo.
This follows the Paris Olympics, where the British team won 10 medals, their best since 1984.
The program is divided into four different levels of support: Podium, Podium Potential, Transfer and Confirmation, with the aim of helping athletes that the governing body believes can win medals at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics or in 2032.
Notable names not included in this coming year’s lists include Eilish McColgan, Scott Lincoln, Lizzie Bird, Callum Wilkinson, Lawrence Okoye, Nick Percy and Elliott Giles.
Steeplechaser Bird is now pursuing a legal career after climbing to the European podium in Rome and breaking the British Olympic record, while there have also been post-Olympic retirees such as Holly Bradshaw, Andy Posey, Jesse Knight and Jodie Williams. .
“Athletics has brought back 10 medals from the world stage two years in a row and this investment is key to that,” said Paula Dunn, head Olympic coach. “I think we’ve shown as a sport that we’re putting these investments in the right areas and we look forward to confirming our investment in Los Angeles later this year.
“For those athletes who have dropped out of the program or haven’t completed the program today, it doesn’t mean they won’t be successful in the future, it’s just that the WCP selection parameters are very specific and they’re not realistic right now. . Everyone who wears the GB & NI vest should be proud of their achievements, we are, and we will continue to see where we can add value, support and guidance to individuals who do not currently meet WCP standards.”
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WCP athletes.; Olympic podium (21)
Amber Anning (Chris Johnson, Brighton & Hove); Dina Usher-Smith (Edric Floreal, Blackheath and Bromley); Georgia Bell (Trevor Painter, Belgrave); 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); Keely Hodgkinson (Trevor Painter, Leigh); Matthew Hudson-Smith (Gary Evans, Birchfield); Jarnell Hughes (Glen Mills, Shaftesbury Barnet); Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Aston Moor, Liverpool); Josh Kerr (Danny McKee, Edinburgh); Lake Morgan (WSEH); Laura Muir (Dundee Hawkhill); Daryl Neita (Marco Airale, Cambridge Harriers); Ben Pattison (Dave Ragan, Basingstoke and Mid Hants); Gemma Rickey (John Bigg, Kilbarchan); Jazmin Sawyers (Aston Moor, Stoke City); Cindy Sember (Chris Johnson, WGEL); Katie Snowden (Stephen Haas, Herne Hill); Jake Wightman (Jeff Wightman, Edinburgh)
Olympic podium potential (11)
Melissa Courtney-Bryant (Rob Denmark, Poole); Charlie Dobson (Leon Baptist, Colchester); Neil Gourley (Stephen Haas, Giffnock North); Naomi Metzger (Aston Moor, Trafford); George Mills (Thomas Dreißigacker, Brighton Phoenix); Jade O’Dowda (John Lane, Newham and Essex Beagles); Tade Ojora (Joanna Hayes, WSEH); Amy Pratt (Thomas Dreißigacker, Sale Harriers Manchester); Anna Purchase (Mohamed Ali Saatara, Notts); Mark Scott (Chris Jones, Richmond and Zetland); Jessica Warner-Judd (Mick Judd, Blackburn)
Olympic relay – (22); Eugene Amo-Dadzi (Steve Fudge, WGEL); Jeremiah Azu (Marco Airale, Cardiff); Joe Brier (Nick Dakin, Swansea); Lewis Davey (Trevor Painter, Newham and Essex Beagles); Jonah Efoloko (Ryan Freckleton, Sale Harriers Manchester); Toby Harris (David Sadkin, Brighton Phoenix); Alex Haydock-Wilson (Dye Green, WSEH); Desiree Henry (Steve Fudge, Anfield and Haringey); Louis Hinchliffe (Richard Kilty, Sheffield & Dearne); Amy Hunt (Marco Airale, Charnwood); Hannah Kelly (Les Hall, Bolton); Imani-Lara Lansiquot (Ryan Freckleton, Sutton & District); Rio Mitcham (Leon Baptiste, Birchfield); Nathaniel Mitchell-Blake (Ryan Freckleton, Newham & Essex Beagles); Lavaj Nielsen (Tony Leicester, Anfield and Haringey); Lina Nielsen (Tony Lester, Shaftesbury Barnet); Victoria Ohuruogu (Newham & Essex Beagles); Asha Phillip (Amy Deem, Newham & Essex Beagles); Ama Pippi (Tony Leicester, Anfield and Haringey); Sam Reardon (Nigel Stickings, Blackheath & Bromley); Bianca Williams (Linford Christie, Thames Valley); Nicole Yaregin (Vince Anderson, Pitrevi)
Olympic approval – (10)
Alastair Chalmers (Matt Elias, Guernsey); Phoebe Gill (Deborah Stier, St Albans); Rommel Glave (Michael Afilaka, Croydon); Megan Keith (Ross Cairns, Inverness); Mohamed Mohamed (Idris Hamoud, Southampton); Jake Norris (Paul Dickenson, WSEH); Charlotte Payne (Paul Dickenson, Reading); Calli Hauger-Thackery (Nick Hauger, Hallamshire); Reeve Walcott-Nolan (Thomas Dreisigacker, Luton); Joshua Zeller (Matt Cain, Bracknell AC)
Olympic relay confirmation (1); Yemi Mary John (Alan James, WGEL)
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