UKA Athletic – Rooney to captain british athletics team at world championships

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

 

source: UKA Athletics