Laura Muir to captain Team Great Britain after splitting with her coach in Budapest 23

Tokyo Olympic 1500m silver medallist, Laura Muir will for the first time be the captain of the Great Britain team that is heading to World Athletics Championship starting this weekend.

Muir who parted with his longtime coach Andy Young while in training in South Africa in March, after a bitter disagreement between them, parted ways after eleven years of working together and making her who she is today.

Muir who has not communicated with Young for the last six months and heads to the championships without his input and presence, believes that she has reached her peak and she is ready to show the world her capabilities.

The 30 year-old whose performances this year saw her win her fifth indoor European gold before pulling a new personal best of 3:57.09 in 1500m race at the Florence Diamond League Meeting in June behind Faith Kipyegon who was a mission for the world record. She finished a disappointing sixth and fourth in Stockholm and Monaco before being beaten by Katie Snowden at the British Championship last month.

Earlier this year she added European Indoor title number five to her collection, and heads into the event in superb form having broken Zola Budd’s British one mile record – setting a time of 4:15.24 – at last month’s Diamond League in Monaco.

Muir will lead a 54 team-mates in the coming days as she heads into the event in superb form having broken Zola Budd’s British one mile record – setting a time of 4:15.24 – at last month’s Diamond League in Monaco.

“In my Captain’s speech I looked to get across those experiences and learnings from the journey in the sport throughout my career, and hopefully those will be useful to the younger and new athletes on the team, but also those who are more experienced in the championship environment. We are always learning in the sport, so I am looking forward to leading the team into Budapest.”

Great Britain team for the 2023 World Athletics Championships:

WOMEN

100m:

1. Dina Asher-Smith
2. Imani-Lara Lansiquot
3. Daryll Neita

200m:

1. Dina Asher-Smith
2. Daryll Neita
3. Bianca Williams

400m:

1. Victoria Ohuruogu
2. Ama Pipi

800m:

1. Isabelle Boffey
2. Keely Hodgkinson
3. Jemma Reekie

1500m:

1. Melissa Courtney
2. Laura Muir
3. Katie Snowden

5000m:

1. Megan Keith
2. Amy-Eloise Markovc

10,000m:

1. Eilish McColgan
2. Jessica Warner-Judd

3000m Steeplechase:

1. Aimee Pratt

100m Hurdles:

1. Cindy Sember

400m Hurdles:

1. Jessie Knight

4x100m Relay:

1. Dina Asher-Smith
2. Alyson Bell
3. Imani-Lara Lansiquot
4. Daryll Neita
5. Asha Phillip
6. Annie Tagoe
7. Bianca Williams

4x400m Relay:

1. Amber Anning
2. Yemi Mary John
3. Jessie Knight
4. Laviai Nielsen
5. Victoria Ohuruogu
6. Ama Pipi
7. Nicole Yeargin

High Jump:

1. Morgan Lake

Pole Vault:

1. Holly Bradshaw
2. Molly Caudery

Long Jump:

1. Jazmin Sawyers

Hammer:

1. Charlotte Payne
2. Anna Purchase

Heptathlon:

1. Katarina Johnson-Thompson

Marathon:

1. Natasha Cockram

MEN

100m:

1. Eugene Amo-Dadzie
2. Zharnel Hughes
3. Reece Prescod

200m:

1. Zharnel Hughes

400m:

1. Matthew Hudson-Smith

800m:

1. Max Burgin
2. Ben Pattison
3. Daniel Rowden

 1500m:

1. Elliot Giles
2. Neil Gourley
3. Josh Kerr

110m Hurdles:

1. Tade Ojora

4x100m Relay:

1. Eugene Amo-Dadzie
2. Jeremiah Azu
3. Jona Efoloko
4. Adam Gemili
5. Zharnel Hughes
6. Reece Prescod

 4x400m Relay:

1. Joe Brier
2. Lewis Davey
3. Charlie Dobson
4. Alex Haydock-Wilson
5. Matthew Hudson-Smith
6. Rio Mitcham

Shot Put:

1. Scott Lincoln

Discus:

1. Lawrence Okoye

Mixed 4x400m Relay:

All athletes involved in the women’s and men’s 4x400m relay squads.