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An impressive eight national records set in Paris.

 

Men's & Women's - 400 m

Men's & Women's - 1500 m

Women's - 3000 m steeplechase

Men's, Women's & Mixed - 4×400 m relays 

 

Also the only country to medal in all five relays thanks to the US's  ongoing problems in the men's 4×100 m relay!

 

On the downside our field event performances continue to decline with the solitary exception of Jacob Fincham-Dukes who excelled himself with a fifth place finish in the LJ.

Edited August 11, 2024 by Nickyc707

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Always a big day - it's the naming of the fortunate individuals who going to be getting Olympic Funding for the next season.

 

2024/25 OLYMPIC WORLD CLASS PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED | British Athletics

 

Here's the main winners and losers, shamelessly cut and pasted from a post in the Athletics Weekly Forums.  Some of the names dropped are effectively retired anyway, or have already moved to other aspects of the sport like Eiliish McColgan with Road Racing.  Others might be preparing appeals....

 

19 were dropped from funding
Dropped from Olympic Podium (1): Holly Bradshaw
Dropped from Olympic Podium Potential (10): Elizabeth Bird, Tom Gale, Elliot Giles, Jake Heyward, Jessie Knight, Eilish McColgan, Lawrence Okoye, Charlotte Purdue, Daniel Rowden, Callum Wilkinson
Dropped from Olympic Relays (2): Jodie Williams, Adam Gemili
Dropped from Olympic Confirmation Level (Relays) (2): Alyson Bell, Aleeya Sibbons
Dropped from Olympic Confirmation Level (4): Ellie Baker, Matthew Stonier, Lucy Hadaway, Samantha Harrison

 

17 were added to funding
Added to Olympic Podium (2): Georgia Bell, Jacob Fincham-Dukes
Added to Olympic Relays (7): Toby Harries, Desiree Henrry, Louie Hinchliffe, Amy Hunt, Hannah Kelly, Lina Nielsen, Sam Reardon
Added to Olympic Confirmation Level (8): Alastair Chalmers, Phoebe Gill, Romell Glave, Megan Keith, Mahamed Mahamed, Jake Norris, Calli Haugher-Thackery, Revee Walcott-Nolan

 

5 were moved within tiers
Max Burgin (from Olympic Confirmation Level to Olympic Podium)
Charlie Dobson (from Olympic Relays to Olympic Podium Potential)
Amber Anning (from Olympic Confirmation Level Relay to Olympic Podium)
Emile Cairess (from Olympic Confirmation Level to Olympic Podium)
Tade Ojora (from Olympic Confirmation Level to Olympic Podium Potential)

 

43 remained at their level
Olympic Podium (16): Dina Asher-Smith, Keely Hodgkinson, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Josh Kerr, Laura Muir, Jemma Reekie, Jazmin Sawyers, Jake Wightman, Matthew Hudson-Smith, Daryll Neita, Cindy Sember, Morgan Lake, Molly Caudery, Katie Snowden, Zharnel Hughes, Ben Pattison
Olympic Podium Potential (9): Naomi Metzger, Aimee Pratt, Marc Scott, Jade O’Dowda, Melissa Courtney-Bryant, Neil Gourley, George Mills, Anna Purchase, Jessica Warner-Judd
Olympic Confirmation Level (2): Charlotte Payne, Joshua Zeller
Olympic Confirmation Level Relay (1): Yemi Mary John
Olympic Relays (15): Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, Laviai Nielsen, Asha Philip, Ama Pipi, Nicole Yeargin, Jona Efoloko, Victoria Ohuruogu, Jeremiah Azu, Eugene Amo-Dadzie, Joe Brier, Lewis Davey, Alex Haydock-Wilson, Bianca Williams, Rio Mitcham

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First important meet of the Winter this weekend - the Liverpool Cross Country Challenge including the trials for the European CC Champs in Ankara next month.  

 

Timetable here

 

https://www.entryhub.co.uk/british-athletics-cross-challenge-liverpool-2024

 

It's all on YouTube

 

 

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Team Announcement for the Cross Country Euros in  next month.

 

https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/gb-ni-team-announced-for-european-cross-country-championships-in-antalya/

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On 11/26/2024 at 6:29 PM, Grassmarket said:

Team Announcement for the Cross Country Euros in  next month.

 

https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/gb-ni-team-announced-for-european-cross-country-championships-in-antalya/

BBC have got the rights to this and are showing it online at least.  Don't know about geo-blocking yet

 

European Cross Country Championships: Watch live athletics on BBC Sport - BBC Sport

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As always, plenty of medals for  in Turkey this morning.  We did not manage a medal for every single runner, which we have done a couple of times before, but certainly either a team or individual medal in every single race.

 

Antalya 2024 - Live Results

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I know not technically GB related but it's always nice to have a laugh before they get it horribly wrong.

 

https://athleticsweekly.com/event-news/2025-world-athletics-champs-medal-predictions-1039996198/

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British Nationals this weekend are on the BBC at least, don't know about global availiability.

 

UK Athletics Indoor Championships: Olympic medallists Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Georgia Hunter Bell in action - BBC Sport

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I've posted the full British team for Appeldoorn in 't other thread.

 

 

 

Edited February 26, 2025 by Grassmarket

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BBC Coverage.  Mostly on BBC telly which is good for visibility but.....

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0028n4x/broadcasts/upcoming