World Athletics Indoor Championships: Josh Kerr and Laura Muir named in Great Britain squad
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Laura Muir wins 3,000m at UK Indoor Athletics Championships
World Athletics Indoor Championships |
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Venue: Emirates Arena, Glasgow Dates: 1-3 March |
Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, iPlayer and online; follow live text of the evening sessions on the BBC Sport website and app. |
Josh Kerr and Laura Muir have been named in the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow.
Kerr, 26, and Muir, 30, will run in the 3,000m at the championships, which take place from 1 to 3 March.
Fellow Scot Jemma Reekie, 25, will race in the 800m having set a championship record at the UK Indoor Championships in Birmingham on Sunday.
New British champion Molly Caudery will compete in the pole vault.
The 23-year-old jumped a personal best, championship record and world lead of 4.85m in Birmingham on Saturday, a height that would have been good enough to secure silver at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021.
"This is a really exciting squad," said Olympic head coach Paula Dunn.
"I am looking forward to seeing how the team perform on the world stage. We had a thrilling National Championships where athletes secured their places for the team in Scotland, and it was fantastic to see a number of athletes stepping up when it counted."
Double world heptathlon champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson will not be competing at the championships in Glasgow, instead focusing her preparations on this summer's Olympics in Paris.
Josh Kerr won gold in the men's 1500m event during the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest
Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the World Athletics Indoor Championships
Women
Georgia Bell (1500m), Isabelle Boffey (800m), Amelia Campbell (shot put), Molly Caudery (pole vault), Amy Hunt (60m), Morgan Lake (high jump), Laura Muir (3,000m), Laviai Nielsen (400m), Hannah Nuttall (1500m), Abigail Pawlett (pentathlon), Jemma Reekie (800m), Cindy Sember (60m hurdles), Revee Walcott-Nolan (1500m)
4x400m: Hannah Brier, Hannah Kelly, Jessie Knight, Laviai Nielsen, Lina Nielsen and Ama Pipi
Men
Callum Elson, (1500m), Adam Fogg (1500m), Josh Kerr (3,000m), David King (60m hurdles), Scott Lincoln (shot put) Tade Ojora (60m hurdles)