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Athletics: NGB names World Class Performance Programme athletes

October 14, 2024
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The national governing body for British athletics, (UKA) has today announced the Olympic and Paralympic athletes that will be supported by the World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) for 2013- 2014.

The selection of these athletes is based on their potential to win medals at Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, IAAF World Championships and IPC World Championships.

The WCPP is split into two levels. Podium is for athletes with the potential to medal at Rio 2016, while Podium Potential is for athletes developing towards Tokyo 2020.

Podium WCPP - Olympic

Holly Bleasdale
Hannah England
Jessica Ennis-Hill
Sophie Hitchon
Katarina Johnson-Thompson
Christine Ohuruogu
Tiffany Porter
Shara Proctor
Perri Shakes-Drayton
Laura Weightman

Podium WCPP - Paralympic

Ola Abidogun
Hollie Arnold
Libby Clegg
Hannah Cockroft
Sophie Hahn
Beverley Jones
Sophie Kamlish
Josie Pearson
Gemma Prescott
Stefanie Reid
Bethany Woodward

Olympic Relay

Women’s 4x100m - Dina Asher-Smith, Hayley Jones, Annabelle Lewis, Ashleigh Nelson, Anyika Onuora
Women’s 4x400m - Margaret Adeoye, Eilidh Child, Shana Cox

Podium WCPP - Paralympic Relay

Katrina Hart
Jenny McLoughlin

Podium Potential WCPP - Olympic

Meghan Beesley
Lucy Bryan
Katie Byres
Emelia Gorecka
Abigail Irozuru
Jessica Judd
Jade Lally
Eilish McColgan
Sophie McKinna
Laura Muir
Asha Philip
Isobel Pooley
Jazmin Sawyers
Lynsey Sharp
Serita Solomon
Gemma Steel
Lorraine Ugen
Bianca Williams
Jodie Williams

Podium Potential WCPP - Paralympic

Olivia Breen
Meggan Dawson-Farrell
Jade Jones
Samantha Kinghorn
Erin McBride
Maxine Moore
Holly Neill
Mel Nicholls
Georgina Oliver
Laura Sugar

Full a full list of the athletes selected that includes the men please visit the British Athletics website.

Lizzie Flint, Sportsister
The Women’s Sports Magazine

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