GB & NI SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR WORLD U20 ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS LIMA 2024

The Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad that will head to Lima in Peru for the 2024 World U20 Athletics Championships was announced today.

In a squad full of emerging talent, Daniel Goriola (Tony Jarrett, Blackheath and Bromley), who is currently ranked third in the world in the U20 110m hurdles, will be one to watch in South America. Last month he was a surprise winner at the British Athletics Senior Hurdles Championships.

European U18 heptathlon silver medallist, Thea Brown (Joanne Harding, Sale Harriers Manchester), will focus on the 100m hurdles only at the Worlds. Another athlete who won silver in Banska Bystrica, Kara Dacosta (Stephen Ball, Trafford), will compete in the women’s 400m and will be part of a strong women’s 4x400m relay team.

European U20 cross country champion Innes Fitzgerald (Gavin Pavey, Exeter) doubles up in the women’s 3000m and 5000m, while the sprints will see several speedy Britons in the squad, including Nia Wedderburn-Goodison (Ryan Freckleton, Harrow), who is currently ranked sixth in the world.

Team leader Dan Wagner said: “The championships are a crucial stepping stone for young athletes on their journey to the top of the sport. This competition not only provides invaluable international experience, but also serves as a vital part of their development journey. With the Paris Olympics on the horizon, it is inspiring to note that most of our senior team have previously excelled in age group championships like this.”

Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad for the World U20 Athletics Championships in Lima, Peru:

Ladies

100m:

Mabel Akande (Denise Timmis, Lincoln Wellington)

Nia Wedderburn-Goodison (Ryan Freckleton, Harrow)

200m:

Kissiwaa Mensah (Prince Duwai, Chelmsford)

Renee Regis (Darren Braithwaite, Shaftesbury Barnet)

400m

Kara Dacosta (Stephen Ball, Trafford)

Charlotte Henrich (Nigel Stickings, Invicta East Kent)

1500m

Ava Lloyd (Trevor Painter, Wigan & District)

3000m

Jessica Bailey (Matthew Long, Leven Valley)

Innes Fitzgerald (Gavin Pavey, Exeter)

5000m

Innes Fitzgerald (Gavin Pavey, Exeter)

Lizzie Wellsted (Colchester)

100 m hurdles

Thea Brown (Joanne Harding, Sale Harriers Manchester)

Mia McIntosh (Jake Awe, Harrow)

4 x 100m relay

Mabel Akande (Denise Timmis, Lincoln Wellington)

Faith Akinbileje (John Blackie, Blackheath and Bromley)

Kissiwaa Mensah (Prince Duwai, Chelmsford)

Renee Regis (Darren Braithwaite, Shaftesbury Barnet)

Nia Wedderburn-Goodison (Ryan Freckleton, Harrow)

Jasmine Wilkins (Mike Bennett, Bedford & County)

4 x 400m relay

Jessica Astill (Paul Keeble, Stevenage and North Herts)

Kara Dacosta (Stephen Ball, Trafford)

Rebecca Grieve (Francis Smith, Woodford Green Essex Ladies)

Charlotte Henrich (Nigel Stickings, Invicta East Kent)

Emma Holmes (Victor Oyesola, West Cheshire)

Nandy Kihuyu (John Henson, Sheffield and Dearne)

Throwing weight

Cleo Agyepong (John Hillier, Blackheath and Bromley)

Spear

Ayesha Jones (Janina Pawnall, Marshall Milton Keynes)

Hammer

Angela McAuslan-Kelly (Michelle Eisenreich, Thames Valley)

Combined events

Eden Robinson (Christian North, North Devon)

Barbie

100m

Teddy Wilson (Marvin Rowe, Shaftesbury Barnet)

200m

Jake Odey-Jordan (Victor Blackett)

800m

Henry Jonas (Tim Ash, Norwich City)

William Rabjohns (Mark Pauley, Poole)

1500m

George Couttie (Joanne Day, Harrogate)

Alex Riley (Allison Benton, Brighton & Hove)

3000m

Ed Bird (Mark Pauley, Poole)

Henry Dover (Shaftesbury Barnet)

110m hurdles

Daniel Goriola (Tony Jarrett, Blackheath and Bromley)

Noah Hanson (Carl Graham, Newham & Essex Beagles)

400m steeplechase

Samael Lunt (Wirral)

4 x 100m relay

Rhys Elias (Martin White, Mansfield)

Jake Odey-Jordan (Victor Blackett)

Dean Patterson (David Watson, Glasgow Jaguars)

Fabian Powell (James Wright, Rugby and Northampton)

Joel Masters (Jon Humphries-Cuff, BFT Track Academy)

Teddy Wilson (Marvin Rowe, Shaftesbury Barnet)

Cake jumping

Will Lane (Trevor Fox, Sheffield and Dearne)