British Athletics have named Martyn Rooney as captain of the British Athletics 63-strong team for the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China.
Rooney, the European 400m champion, was selected by British Athletics Performance Director Neil Black and will lead a 63-strong team at the Bird’s Nest stadium on 22-30 August.
It is not the first time Rooney has competed in Beijing having previously run at the IAAF World Junior Athletics Championships in 2006, and also again at the 2008 Olympics – the latter also held in the iconic venue.
A member of the 4×400 relay squad, as well as running in the individual 400m, Rooney said: “It has always been an honour to represent my country and something I’ve been lucky enough to do for the last 10 years. In many ways everything really started to kick off for me in Beijing at the World Juniors in 2006 when I won the Bronze medal, so to now to have the privilege of returning to China and captaining the British Athletics team at the World Champs is a job and a responsibility that fills with me with great pride.”
Adding: “The up and coming talent within the squad pushes me to be a better athlete and hopefully I can provide the right example to them which will set them up for next year’s Olympics.”
British Athletics Performance Director Neil Black said: “There are some very experienced athletes in our squad, which includes three current Olympic champions, as well as those just embarking on their international careers, so I was looking for someone who can help bridge the generations and unite the individual athletes as a team.
“I feel that Martyn is the perfect person for this role as he commands the respect of all his teammates and has the invaluable experience of competing in Beijing previously; most significantly in the 2008 Olympics at the Bird’s Nest itself – the very stadium hosting this year’s World Championships. But it is more than just experience that he will bring to the post, he is a natural born leader and has the ability to inspire. I am delighted he has accepted this role.”
British Athletics team for the IAAF World Championships:
MEN:
100m:
James Dasaolu (Steve Fudge) – Croydon
Richard Kilty (Self Coached) – Gateshead
Chijindu Ujah (Jonas Tawiah-Dodoo) – Enfield & Haringey
200m:
Zharnel Hughes (Glen Mills) – Shaftesbury Barnet
Daniel Talbot (Dan Cossins) – Birchfield
400m:
Jarryd Dunn (Keith Holt) – Birchfield
Martyn Rooney (Rana Reider) – Croydon
Rabah Yousif Bkheit (Carol Williams) – Newham & Essex
800m:
Kyle Langford (George Harrison) Shaftesbury Barnet
Michael Rimmer (Jon Bigg) – Liverpool Pembroke Sefton
1500m:
Charlie Grice (Jon Bigg) – Brighton Phoenix
Chris O’Hare (Terrence Mahon) – Edinburgh
5000m:
Mo Farah (Alberto Salazar) – Newham & Essex
Tom Farrell (Mark Rowland) – Border
10000m:
Mo Farah (Alberto Salazar) – Newham & Essex
110mH:
Lawrence Clarke (Malcolm Arnold) – Windsor Slough Eton Hounslow
400mH:
Niall Flannery (Nick Dakin) – Newham & Essex
Jack Green (Loren Seagrave) – Kent
High Jump:
Robbie Grabarz (Fuzz Ahmed) – Newham & Essex
Long Jump:
Dan Bramble (Frank Attoh) – Shaftesbury Barnet
Greg Rutherford (Jonas Tawiah-Dodoo) – Marshall Milton Keynes
Pole Vault:
Steve Lewis (Dan Pfaff) – Newham & Essex
Hammer Throw:
Mark Dry (Chris Black) – Woodford Green with Essex Ladies
Nick Miller (Tore Gustafsson) – Border
20k Walk:
Tom Bosworth (Andi Drake) – Tonbridge
4 x 100m:
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey – Sutton & District
James Ellington (Linford Christie) – Newham & Essex
Adam Gemili (Steve Fudge) – Blackheath & Bromley
Plus from individual events:
Richard Kilty (Self Coached) – Gateshead
Danny Talbot (Dan Cossins) – Birchfield
Chijindu Ujah (Jonas Tawiah-Dodoo) – Enfield & Haringey
4 x 400m:
Conrad Williams (Linford Christie) – Kent
Delano Williams (Neil Harrison) – Enfield & Haringey
Nigel Levine (Linford Christie) – Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow
Plus from individual events:
Jarryd Dunn (Keith Holt) – Birchfield
Jack Green (Loren Seagrave) – Kent
Martyn Rooney (Rana Reider) – Croydon
Rabah Yousif Bkheit (Carol Williams) – Newham & Essex
WOMEN:
100m:
Asha Philip (Steve Fudge) – Newham & Essex
200m:
Margaret Adeoye (Linford Christie) – Enfield & Haringey
Dina Asher-Smith (John Blackie) – Blackheath & Bromley
Bianca Williams (Lloyd Cowan) – Enfield & Haringey
400m:
Christine Ohuruogu (Christine Bowmaker) – Newham & Essex
Anyika Onuora (Rana Reider) – Liverpool Harriers
800m:
Jenny Meadows (Trevor Painter) – Wigan
Shelayna Oskan-Clarke (Ayo Falola) – Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow
Lynsey Sharp (Reider) – Edinburgh
1500m:
Laura Muir (Andy Young) – Dundee Hawkhill
Laura Weightman (Steve Cram) – Morpeth
5000m:
Steph Twell (Mick Woods) – Aldershot Farnham & District
10000m:
Kate Avery (Tony Simmons) Shildon
100mH:
Cindy Ofili (James Henry) – Woodford Green with Essex Ladies
Tiffany Porter (Rana Reider) – Woodford Green with Essex Ladies
400mH:
Meghan Beesley (Nick Dakin) – Birchfield
Eilidh Child (Malcolm Arnold) – Pitreavie
High Jump:
Morgan Lake (Eldon Lake) – Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow
Isobel Pooley (Fuzz Ahmed) – Aldershot Farnham & District
Long Jump:
Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Mike Holmes) – Liverpool Harriers
Shara Proctor (Rana Reider) – Birchfield
Lorraine Ugen (Shawn Jackson) – Blackheath & Bromley
Pole Vault:
Holly Bradshaw (Scott Simpson) – Blackburn
Hammer Throw:
Sophie Hitchon (Tore Gustafsson) – Blackburn
Javelin:
Goldie Sayers (Mark Roberson) – Belgrave
Heptathlon:
Jessica Ennis-Hill (Toni Minichiello) – Sheffield
Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Mike Holmes) – Liverpool Harriers
4 x 100m:
Louise Bloor (Toni Minichiello) – Trafford
Desiree Henry (Rana Reider) – Enfield & Haringey,
Jodie Williams (Christine Bowmaker) – Herts Phoenix
Darryll Neita – (Jonas Tawiah-Dodoo) – Shaftesbury
Plus from individual events:
Asha Philip (Steve Fudge) – Newham & Essex
Dina Asher-Smith (John Blackie) – Blackheath & Bromley
Bianca Williams (Lloyd Cowan) – Enfield & Haringey
4 x 400m:
Kirsten McAslan (Trevor Painter) – Sale
Seren Bundy-Davies (Stephen Ball) – Trafford
Laviai Nielson (Frank Adams) – Enfield & Haringey
Plus from individual events:
Margaret Adeoye (Linford Christie) – Enfield & Haringey
Eilidh Child (Malcolm Arnold) – Pitreavie
Christine Ohuruogu (Christine Bowmaker) – Newham & Essex
Anyika Onuora (Rana Reider) – Liverpool Harriers
