REIGNING WORLD CHAMPION KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON NAMED IN STRONG GB & NI TEAM FOR EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS ROME 2024

UK Athletics (UKA) has today announced the team selected to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the European Athletics Championships in Rome, 7-12 June 2024.

The squad of 70 selected athletes and two wildcard entries for the current European Athletics Champions includes 2023 world heptathlon champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson (coach: Aston Moore, club: Liverpool), world silver medalist Keely Hodgkinson (Trevor Painter , Leigh) – 800m and Matthew Hudson-Smith (Gary Evans, Birchfield) – 400m, and world 100m bronze medalist Zharnel Hughes (Glen Mills, Shaftesbury Barnet).

Hodgkinson and Hudson-Smith receive wildcard entries, while Hughes, although eligible for a 200m wildcard, wants to compete over 100m in Rome.

Johnson-Thompson received automatic selection through her World Champion status in 2023. Subject to receiving confirmation of her eligibility for the Road to Rome rankings this week, Jade O’Dowda (John Lane, Newham & Essex Beagles) is also selected for the Heptathlon.

With the half marathon representing both an individual and a team competition, the team announced today includes a full women’s half marathon team that will be chasing a team medal on the morning of Sunday 9 June.

UKA’s objective for the European Athletics Championships is to maximize medal success at the European Athletics Championships and support the plans of successful athletes at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. Without an official selection event, athletes were required to submit expressions of interest or confirm with their point of contact for the event in order to be considered.

Head Coach Paula Dunn commented:

“I am very pleased with the team we have announced today that will compete at the European Athletics Championships. It is incredibly strong, with a large number of athletes feeling that Rome will form an important part of their preparations for Paris.

“For some athletes winning a medal in Rome will be the perfect preparation for the Olympics, for others competing here will provide a benchmark as to where they know their peak performance needs to be in early August.

“There is also a good mix of athletes who can use this championship to step up and fuel their goals to qualify for Paris and the World Championships in Tokyo in 2025.”

Great Britain and Northern Ireland Team for the Rome 2024 European Athletics Championships:

Ladies

100m

Dina Asher-Smith (Edrick Floréal, Blackheath and Bromley)

Imani-Lara Lansiquot (Ryan Freckleton, Sutton & District)

Daryll Neita (Marco Airale, Cambridge Harriers)

200m

Daryll Neita (Marco Airale, Cambridge Harriers)

400m

Laviai Nielsen (Tony Lester, Enfield and Haringey)

Victoria Ohuruogu (Newham & Essex Beagles)

800m

Alex Bell (Andrew Henderson, Leeds)

Keely Hodgkinson (Trevor Painter, Leigh)

Erin Wallace (Trevor Painter, Giffnock North)

1500m

Georgia Bell (Trevor Painter, Belgrave)

Jemma Reekie (Jon Bigg, Kilbarchan)

Katie Snowden (Stephen Haas, Herne Hill)

5000m

Izzy Fry (Sonia McGeorge, Newbury)

Amy-Eloise Neale (Rob Denmark, Wakefield)

Hannah Nuttall (Helen Clitheroe, Charnwood)

10000m

Megan Keith (Ross Cairns, Inverness)

Eilish McColgan (Liz Nuttall, Dundee Hawkhill)

Jessica Warner-Judd (Mick Judd, Blackburn)

100 mH

Cindy Sember (Chris Johnson, Woodford Green Essex Ladies)

400 mH

Jessie Knight (Marina Armstrong, Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow)

Lina Nielsen (Tony Lester, Shaftesbury Barnet)

3000m SC

Lizzie Bird (Pat McCurry, Shaftesbury Barnet)

Cake jumping

Holly Bradshaw (Kate Rooney, Blackburn)

Molly Caudery (Scott Simpson, Thames Valley)

Big jump

Morgan Lake (Robbie Grabarz, Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow)

Hammer

Charlotte Payne (Paul Dickenson, Reading)

Anna Purchase (Mohamed Ali Saatara, Notts)

Heptathlon

Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Aston Moore, Liverpool)

Jade O’Dowda (John Lane, Newham & Essex Beagles) – selection subject to confirmation of eligibility for the Road To Rome rankings.

4 x 100m

Dina Asher-Smith (Edrick Floréal, Blackheath and Bromley)

Desiree Henry (Steve Fudge, Enfield and Haringey)

Amy Hunt (Marco Airale, Charnwood)

Imani-Lara Lansiquot (Ryan Freckleton, Sutton & District)

Daryll Neita (Marco Airale, Cambridge Harriers)

Asha Phillip (Amy Deem, Newham and Essex Beagles)

4x400m Medley – In addition to the athletes selected for the Men’s 4x400m

Hannah Kelly (Les Hall, Bolton)

Emily Newnham (Nick Dakin, Shaftesbury Barnet)

Half marathon

Abbie Donnelly (Rob Lewis, Lincoln Wellington)

Clara Evans (Chris Jones, Pontypridd)

Calli Hauger-Thackery (Hallamshire)

Lauren McNeil (Hallamshire)

Barbie

100m

Jeremiah Azu (Marco Airale, Cardiff)

Romell Glave (Michael Afilaka, Croydon)

Zharnel Hughes (Glen Mills, Shaftesbury Barnet)

200m

Jona Efolo (Ryan Freckleton, Sale Harriers Manchester)

Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (Ryan Freckleton, Newham and Essex Beagles)

Jeriel Quainoo (Ryan Freckleton, Blackheath and Bromley)

400m

Charlie Dobson (Leon Baptiste, Colchester)

Alex Haydock-Wilson (Earl Herbert, Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow)

Matthew Hudson-Smith (Gary Evans, Birchfield)

800m

Callum Dodds (Matthew Yates, Enfield and Haringey)

Elliot Giles (Jon Bigg, Birchfield)

Thomas Randolph (Craig Winrow, Tamworth)

1500m

Adam Fogg (Cory Leslie, Coventry)

Neil Gourley (Stephen Haas, Giffnock North)

5000m

George Mills (Thomas Dreißigacker, Brighton Phoenix)

Jack Rowe (Tim Eglen, Aldershot Farnham and District)

James West (Helen Clitheroe, Tonbridge)

10000m

Patrick Dever (Andy Bibby, Preston)

Rory Leonard (Andrew Hobdell, Morpeth)

Zakariya Mahamed (Idris Hamud, Southampton)

20k Race Walk

Callum Wilkinson (Robert Heffernan, Enfield and Haringey)

110 mH

Andrew Pozzi (Stratford-upon-Avon)

Tade Ojora (Joanna Hayes, Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow)

400 mH

Alastair Chalmers (Matt Elias, Guernsey)

3000mSC

Mark Pearce (Luke Gunn, Shaftesbury Barnet)

Zak Seddon (Geoff Wightman, Bracknell)

The long jump

Jacob Fincham-Dukes (Matt Barton, Leeds)

Discussed

Lawrence Okoye (Zane Duquemin, Croydon)

Hammer

Jake Norris (Paul Dickenson, Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow)

Throwing weight

Scott Lincoln (Paul Wilson, City of York)

4 x 100m

Jeremiah Azu (Marco Airale, Cardiff)

Jona Efolo (Ryan Freckleton, Sale Harriers Manchester)

Romell Glave (Michael Afilaka, Croydon)

Zharnel Hughes (Glen Mills, Shaftesbury Barnet)

Richard Kilty (Gateshead)

Jeriel Quainoo (Ryan Freckleton, Blackheath and Bromley)

4 x 400m*

Charlie Carvell (Stewart Marshall, Telford AC)

Lewis Davey (Trevor Painter, Newham & Essex Beagles)

Toby Harries (David Sadkin, Brighton Phoenix)

Alex Haydock-Wilson (Earl Herbert, Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow)

Michael Ohioze (Craig Cox, Shaftesbury Barnet)