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Georgia Hunter Bell will have to compete against Keely Hodgkinson at the World Championships despite her team-mate from Great Britain choosing to only compete in the 800-meter race in Tokyo.
At the event taking place in Japan’s capital from September 13 to September 21, Hunter Bell was considering whether to compete in both the 800 and 1500 meters.
The 31-year-old recently met with British Olympian Dame Kelly Holmes, who won the 800m and 1500m golds at the 2004 Olympics, for advice on how to attempt a potential double.
After Great Britain and Northern Ireland announced their team for Tokyo, she has chosen to only compete in the 800-meter race.
The top 800-meter competitor is Hunter Bell, the Olympic champion trainer.
Hodgkinson, 23, grabbed a world lead in Silesia on August 16 with a hamstring injury, and he made a statement win at the Diamond League meeting last week in Lausanne.
Hunter Bell, who won Olympic bronze on her debut last summer, set a personal best of 1: 56.28 in the 800m.
Before quitting the sport for five years, she excelled in the 800-meter race as a junior.
Despite missing last month’s trials due to illness, 1500-meter runner Jake Wightman has also been named in the Tokyo team.
After missing a year ago with a ruptured Achilles, Jazmin Sawyers will return to the women’s long jump.
Olympic silver medalist Matt Hudson-Smith, women’s sprint star Dina Asher-Smith, and pole vaulter Molly Caudery are also members of the 66-athlete party that UK Athletics has announced.
Women’s GB &, NI squad for Tokyo
- 100m &, 200m: Dina Asher-Smith, Amy Hunt Daryll Neita.
- Victoria Ohuruogu, Yemi Mary John, and Amber Anning at 400 meters.
- Keely Hodgkinson, Jemma Reekie, and Georgia Hunter Bell, 800 m.
- Laura Muir, Revee Walcott-Nolan, and Erin Wallace, 1500 m.
- Melissa Country-Bryant, Innes FitzGerald, and Hannah Nuttal in the 5000m. 10, 000m: Calli Hauger-Thackery*, Megan Keith*.
- Emily Newnham and Lina Nielsen compete in the 400-meter hurdles.
- Elise Thorner and Sarah Tait* compete in the 3000-meter steeplechase.
- 100m hurdles: Marcia Sey*.
- Morgan Lake* in the high jump.
- Jazmin Sawyers, long jumper.
- Molly Caudery, pole vaulting.
- Hammer: *Anna Purchase*.
- Abigail Pawlett, Jade O’Dowda, and Katarina Johnson-Thompson compete in the heptathlon.
- Dina Asher-Smith, Success Eduan, Joy Eze, Desiree Henry, Amy Hunt, and Daryll Neita are in attendance.
- Amber Anning, Hannah Brier, Poppy Malik, Yemi Mary John, Victoria Ohuruogu, and Nicole Yeargin are in 4400.
Men’s GB &, NI squad for Tokyo
- Jeremiah Azu, Romell Glave, and Zharnel Hughes, 100 meters.
- Toby Harries and Zharnel Hughes, 200 meters.
- Charlie Dobson, Matt Hudson-Smith, and Samuel Reardon in the 400-meter race.
- Max Burgin, Tiarnan Crorken, and Ben Pattison in the 800-meter race.
- Elliot Giles, Neil Gourley, Josh Kerr, and Jake Wightman in the 1500 meter.
- 5000m: George Mills.
- Zak Seddon, 3000-meter steeplechase. Cameron Corbishley* leads the 35k race walk.
- Seamus Derbyshire, Tyri Donovan, and Alastair Chalmers, 400-meter hurdles.
- 110m hurdles: Tade Ojora*.
- Emile Cairess, the marathoner.
- Nick Percy and Lawrence Okoye, Discus.
- Jake Norris is the Hammer*.
- Scott Lincoln*, shot put.
- Charlie Dobson, Lewis Davey, Toby Harries, Matt Hudson-Smith, Samuel Reardon, and Lee Thompson all appear in 4400.
- Eugene Amo-Dadzie, Jeremiah Azu, Jona Efoloko, Romell Glave, Louie Hinchliffe, and Zharnel Hughes are the survivors.
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Source: BBC
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