FIRST ROUND SELECTIONS CONFIRMED FOR THE EUROPEAN U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS

The first wave of Great Britain and Northern Ireland junior athletes has been selected for the European U20 Championships which take place in Jerusalem, Israel on 7-10 August.

Following the completion of round one in the selection process, 21 athletes have earned a call-up to the GB & NI team. They booked their place in the squad after winning at the Trials held at the England Athletics U20 Championships in Chelmsford last weekend as well as achieving the qualification standard. The final team will be selected on 10 July.

Among those selected include reigning European U20 Championships 200m gold medallist Success Eduan (coach: Anita Richardson, club: Sale Harriers Manchester), as well as several medallists from last summer’s European U18 Championships which also took place in Jerusalem.

Nia Wedderburn-Goodison (Ryan Freckleton, Harrow), Mia McIntosh (Jake Awe, Harrow) and Cleo Agyepong (John Hillier, Blackheath & Bromley) all secured European U18 titles in 2022, and they will represent GB & NI in the 100m, 100m hurdles and shot put respectively.

Wedderburn-Goodison and Ella Greenway (Joanna Evans, Cleethorpes) [1500m] are current European leaders in their age group, while Charlie Carvell (Stewart Marshall, Telford) [400m], Michael Allison (Tom Dobbing, Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow) [javelin] and Zara Obamakinwa (Mark Chapman, Blackheath and Bromley) [discus] are currently ranked second in Europe.

The Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the European U20 Championships following round one selection:

Women

100m

Nia Wedderburn-Goodison (Ryan Freckleton, Harrow)

200m

Success Eduan (Anita Richardson, Sale Harriers Manchester)

1500m

Ella Greenway (Joanna Evans, Cleethorpes)

5000m

Natasha Phillips (Dundee Hawkhill)

100m Hurdles

Mia McIntosh (Jake Awe, Harrow)

400m Hurdles

Emily Newnham (Nick Dakin, Shaftesbury Barnet)

Shot Put

Cleo Agyepong (John Hillier, Blackheath & Bromley)

Discus

Zara Obamakinwa (Mark Chapman, Blackheath and Bromley)

Men

400m

Charlie Carvell (Stewart Marshall, Telford)

800m

David Race (Kyle Bennett, Gateshead)

1500m

Tendai Nyabadza (Robert Hawkins, Harmeny)

3000m

Edward Bird (Mark Pauley, Poole)

5000m

James Dargan (Mick Woods, Aldershot Farnham and District)

110m hurdles

Daniel Goriola (Tony Jarrett, Blackheath & Bromley)

400m Hurdles

Sam Lunt (Andrew Fraser, Wirral)

High Jump

Luke Ball (Jeremy Dale, Yate)

Pole Vault

Lazarus Benjamin (Sale Harriers Manchester)

Discus

Rhys Allen (David Callaway, Newham & Essex Beagles)

Javelin

Michael Allison (Tom Dobbing, Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow)

Hammer

Kai Barham (Paul Head, Dartford)

Decathlon

Sammy Ball (Michael Dyer, Reading)