Tuesday, July 28, 2009

GB pick Chambers in Worlds squad

Dwain Chambers
Chambers finished second in the 100m trials in Birmingham

Dwain Chambers will run in the 100m and 200m at the World Championships in Berlin next month after being named in Great Britain's 60-strong squad.

The 31-year-old joins Birmingham trials winner Simeon Williamson and Tyrone Edgar in the 100m.

Christine Ohuruogu will defend the 400m title she won in Osaka two years ago, despite struggling with injury.

Lisa Dobriskey and Steph Twell join Charlene Thomas in the 1500m while Paula Radcliffe goes in the marathon.

Radcliffe, along with UK 20km walk champion Johanna Jackson, had been pre-selected.

Olympic 400m champion Ohuruogu, won the trials in Birmingham but she is facing a race to be at her peak for the defence of her world title in Germany.

The 25-year-old has struggled for form and fitness over the summer and a hamstring niggle forced her withdrawal from last week's London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace.

Nicola Sanders, who won silver behind Ohuruogu two years ago in Osaka, missed the trials through injury, but returned to form with victory in south London last Friday.

The winner of each event at the trials earlier this month was guaranteed selection, as long as they had achieved the 'A' qualifying standard, with two more places up for grabs.

Head Coach Charles van Commenee said: "We are on a long term journey to 2012, but we can't wait three years for the medals and performances, I want to see both in Berlin and then more next year and the year after until we get to London.

"This is our first staging post on our toughest ever journey."

Also heading to the German capital for the 15-23 August meet are European Indoor 3,000m gold medallist Mo Farah and Olympic high jump and triple jump silver medallists Germaine Mason and Phillips Idowu.


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