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Great Britain & NI names team for Paris Olympics | News  | Paris 24 | Olympic Games

Olympic medallists Keely Hodgkinson, Josh Kerr, Laura Muir and Holly Bradshaw are among the athletes announced for the Great Britain & Northern Ireland team to compete at the Paris Olympic Games from 1-11 August.

Hodgkinson and Muir secured silver medals in the 800m and 1500m respectively in Tokyo, while Kerr claimed 1500m bronze and Bradshaw pole vault bronze.

Kerr returns to the Olympic stage as a two-time world gold medallist following his 1500m win in Budapest last year and 3000m win indoors in Glasgow in March.

He’ll be joined by fellow world champions Katarina Johnson-Thompson, who won the heptathlon in Budapest, and Molly Caudery, who claimed pole vault gold in Glasgow.

The selection of global gold medallists also includes Jake Wightman and Dina Asher-Smith, while athletes making their Olympic debuts include 800m runner Phoebe Gill and sprinter Louie Hinchliffe

Gill won the national 800m title in 1:58.66 at the weekend, the 17-year-old becoming the youngest winner at the British Championships since 1974. NCAA champion Hinchliffe won the 100m in 10.18.

British team for Paris

WOMEN
100m: Dina Asher-Smith, Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Daryll Neita
200m: Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita, Bianca Williams
400m: Amber Anning, Laviai Nielsen, Victoria Ohuruogu
800m: Phoebe Gill, Keely Hodgkinson, Jemma Reekie
1500m: Georgia Bell, Laura Muir, Revee Walcott-Nolan
10,000m: Megan Keith, Eilish McColgan
Marathon: Charlotte Purdue, Rose Harvey, Calli Hauger-Thackery
3000m steeplechase: Lizzie Bird, Aimee Pratt
100m hurdles: Cindy Sember
400m hurdles: Jessie Knight, Lina Nielsen
High jump: Morgan Lake
Pole vault: Holly Bradshaw, Molly Caudery
Heptathlon: Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Jade O’Dowda
4x100m: Dina Asher-Smith, Desiree Henry, Amy Hunt, Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Daryll Neita, Bianca Williams
4x400m: Amber Anning, Yemi Mary John, Hannah Kelly, Laviai Nielsen, Victoria Ohuruogu, Jodie Williams, Nicole Yeargin

MEN
100m: Jeremiah Azu, Louie Hinchliffe, Zharnel Hughes
200m: Zharnel Hughes
400m: Charlie Dobson, Matthew Hudson-Smith
800m: Max Burgin, Ben Pattison, Jake Wightman
1500m: Neil Gourley, Josh Kerr, George Mills
5000m: Sam Atkin, Patrick Dever, George Mills
10,000m: Patrick Dever*
Marathon: Emile Cairess, Mahamed Mahamed, Phil Sesemann
20km race walk: Callum Wilkinson
110m hurdles: Tade Ojora
400m hurdles: Alastair Chalmers
Long jump: Jacob Fincham-Dukes
Shot put: Scott Lincoln
Discus: Lawrence Okoye, Nicholas Percy
4x100m: Jeremiah Azu, Louie Hinchliffe, Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake
4x400m: Charlie Carvell, Lewis Davey, Charlie Dobson, Ben Jefferies, Toby Harries, Alex Haydock-Wilson, Matthew Hudson-Smith

MIXED
4x400m: team to be selected from women’s and men’s 4x400m athletes

*subject to confirmation of a qualifying world ranking position