Eight athletes have been selected to represent the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland team (GB & NI) at the 2025 World 50k Running Championships in New Delhi, India on December 7.

The team for these Championships has been selected with the stated aim from the policy of achieving individual and team medal success.

There was no official trial for the event, so athletes were chosen via expression of interest from those who met the qualifying standards over marathon and 50k distances.

The 2025 50k British Champion Melissah Gibson, who also has a PB of 2:36:39 in the marathon, leads a strong women’s team. The last time she wore a GB & NI vest was at the World 100k Championships in 2024, where she placed 5^th and the team won a silver medal.

Joining Melissah are Naomi Robinson, with a marathon PB of 2:30:54, Heather Townsend and Katrina Ballantyne, both with PBs of 2:37:00.

The men’s team includes 100k British Champion, Henry Hart, who has a 50k PB of 2:50:33 and Sean Michael Hogan, who ran 2:14:51 at London Marathon. Charlie Davis clocked 2:19:51 at London Marathon and Kevin Campbell who ran 2:17:38 to finish second at Manchester Marathon earlier this spring.

The Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the World 50k Road Running Championships in New Delhi, India on 7^th December 2025:

Women 

Heather Townsend (Joe Townsend, Leeds City)

Naomi Robinson (Daniel Robinson, BRAT)

Melissah Gibson (100 Marathon Club)

Katrina Ballantyne (Joe Townsend, Leeds City)

Men 

Henry Hart (Belgrave Harriers)

Sean Michael Hogan (Steven Phillips, Southampton AC)

Charlie Davis (Jethro McGraw, BRAT)

Kevin Campbell (Tony O’Brien, Cambuslang Harriers)