Life’s a Lottery for the category of 2024-25

Right here is the listing of athletes who UK Athletics are backing to battle for podium locations in future

Keely Hodgkinson, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Matt Hudson-Smith are amongst 65 athletes awarded Lottery funding on the UK Athletics Olympic World Class Programme for the following 12 months forward of the World Championships in Tokyo.

This follows a Paris Olympics the place the British workforce gained 10 medals – their finest tally since 1984.

The programme is cut up into 4 totally different ranges of help – Podium, Podium Potential, Relay and Affirmation – with the aim of serving to athletes who the governing physique feels can win medals on the 2028 LA Olympics or in 2032.

Among the many notable names not on the lists for this coming 12 months are Eilish McColgan, Scott Lincoln, Lizzie Chook, Callum Wilkinson, Lawrence Okoye, Nick Percy and Elliot Giles.

Steeplechaser Chook is now pursuing a profession in legislation within the aftermath of constructing the European podium in Rome and breaking the British file on the Olympics, whereas there have additionally been post-Olympic retirements resembling Holly Bradshaw, Andy Pozzi, Jessie Knight and Jodie Williams.

“Athletics has had two consecutive years of bringing again 10 medals from a worldwide stage and this funding is vital to that,” mentioned Olympic head coach Paula Dunn. “I imagine we’ve demonstrated as a sport we’re directing this funding into the appropriate areas and sit up for receiving affirmation of our LA funding later this 12 months.

“For these athletes who’ve transitioned off the programme or not made the programme at the moment, it’s not to say they gained’t have success in future, simply that the parameters for WCP choice are very particular and they don’t qualify proper at this second. Everybody who wears the GB & NI vest ought to be pleased with their achievement, we’re, and we are going to proceed to see the place we will add worth, help and steering to these people who don’t meet the WCP standards at the moment.”

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WCP Athletes:; Olympic Podium (21)
Amber Anning (Chris Johnson, Brighton & Hove); Dina Asher-Smith (Edrick Floréal, Blackheath & Bromley); Georgia Bell (Trevor Painter, Belgrave); Max Burgin (Ian Burgin, Halifax Harriers); Emile Cairess (Renato Canova, Leeds Metropolis); Molly Caudery (Scott Simpson, Thames Valley); Jacob Fincham-Dukes (Austin Brobst, Leeds Metropolis); Keely Hodgkinson (Trevor Painter, Leigh); Matthew Hudson-Smith (Gary Evans, Birchfield); Zharnel Hughes (Glen Mills, Shaftesbury Barnet); Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Aston Moore, Liverpool); Josh Kerr (Danny Mackey, Edinburgh); Morgan Lake (WSEH); Laura Muir (Dundee Hawkhill); Daryll Neita (Marco Airale, Cambridge Harriers); Ben Pattison (Dave Ragan, Basingstoke and Mid Hants); Jemma Reekie (Jon Bigg, Kilbarchan); Jazmin Sawyers (Aston Moore, Metropolis of Stoke); Cindy Sember (Chris Johnson, WGEL); Katie Snowden (Stephen Haas, Herne Hill); Jake Wightman (Geoff Wightman, Edinburgh)

Olympic Podium Potential (11)
Melissa Courtney-Bryant (Rob Denmark, Poole); Charlie Dobson (Leon Baptiste, Colchester); Neil Gourley (Stephen Haas, Giffnock North); Naomi Metzger (Aston Moore, Trafford); George Mills (Thomas Dreißigacker, Brighton Phoenix); Jade O’Dowda (John Lane, Newham & Essex Beagles); Tade Ojora (Joanna Hayes, WSEH); Aimee Pratt (Thomas Dreißigacker, Sale Harriers Manchester); Anna Buy (Mohamed Ali Saatara, Notts); Marc Scott (Chris Jones, Richmond & Zetland); Jessica Warner-Judd (Mick Judd, Blackburn)

Olympic Relays – (22); Eugene Amo-Dadzie (Steve Fudge, WGEL); Jeremiah Azu (Marco Airale, Cardiff); Joe Brier (Nick Dakin, Swansea); Lewis Davey (Trevor Painter, Newham and Essex Beagles); Jona Efoloko (Ryan Freckleton, Sale Harriers Manchester); Toby Harries (David Sadkin, Brighton Phoenix); Alex Haydock-Wilson (Dai Greene, WSEH); Desiree Henry (Steve Fudge, Enfield & Haringey); Louie Hinchliffe (Richard Kilty, Sheffield & Dearne); Amy Hunt (Marco Airale, Charnwood); Hannah Kelly (Les Corridor, Bolton); Imani-Lara Lansiquot (Ryan Freckleton, Sutton & District); Rio Mitcham (Leon Baptiste, Birchfield); Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (Ryan Freckleton, Newham & Essex Beagles); Laviai Nielsen (Tony Lester, Enfield & Haringey); Lina Nielsen (Tony Lester, Shaftesbury Barnett); Victoria Ohuruogu (Newham & Essex Beagles); Asha Philip (Amy Deem, Newham & Essex Beagles); Ama Pipi (Tony Lester, Enfield & Haringey); Sam Reardon (Nigel Stickings, Blackheath & Bromley); Bianca Williams (Linford Christie, Thames Valley); Nicole Yeargin (Vince Anderson, Pitreavie)

Olympic Affirmation – (10)
Alastair Chalmers (Matt Elias, Guernsey); Phoebe Gill (Deborah Steer, St Albans); Romell Glave (Michael Afilaka, Croydon); Megan Keith (Ross Cairns, Inverness); Mahamed Mahamed (Idris Hamud, Southampton); Jake Norris (Paul Dickenson, WSEH); Charlotte Payne (Paul Dickenson, Studying); Calli Hauger-Thackery (Nick Hauger, Hallamshire); Revee Walcott-Nolan (Thomas Dreißigacker, Luton); Joshua Zeller (Matt Kane, Bracknell AC)

Olympic Relay Affirmation (1); Yemi Mary John (Alan James, WGEL)

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