Jessica Ennis-Hill: Will hopefully overcome injury problems to lead the squadBritish Athletics have announced their squad for next month's World Championships in Moscow, with Olympic champions Mo Farah and Jess Ennis-Hill leading the team's medal challenge.Included in the 60-strong squad along with Farah, who will contest both the 5000m and 10,000m, and Ennis-Hill, is the 2007 world 400m champion Christine Ohuruogu and defending 400m hurdles champion Dai Greene.
The second fastest Briton of all time James Dasolu, who clocked 9.91 in the 100m at the British Championships last weekend, and Dwain Chambers have been included in the squad, with European U23 100m champion Adam Gemili contesting the 200m.
British Athletics performance director Neil Black said: "The team selected are a mix of defending champions, potential medallists, finalists and some really exciting young talents that we see as future medallists.
"Last weekend's British Championships was a brilliant stage for the world trials, and we saw some world class performances. It gave the selectors a real opportunity to see the athletes in championship mode and we were not disappointed.
"A year on from the Games and it is great to look forward to Moscow with the selected team, as we take our first steps in the build up towards Rio 2016 and London 2017."
MEN:
100m: Harry Aikines Aryeetey, Dwain Chambers, James Dasaolu; 200m: James Ellington, Adam Gemili, Delano Williams; 400m: Nigel Levine; 800m: Andrew Osagie, Michael Rimmer; 1500m: Chris O'Hare; 5000m: Mo Farah; 10,000m: Farah; 110mH: William Sharman; 400mH: Dai Greene, Sebastian Rodger, Rhys Williams; 3000mSC: James Wilkinson; Long Jump: TBA; High Jump: Robbie Grabarz; Pole Vault: Steve Lewis; Discus Throw: Brett Morse; Decathlon: Ashley Bryant; 4x100m: Aikines Aryeetey, Chambers, Dasaolu, Ellington, Gemili, Richard Kilty, Andrew Robertson, Deji Tobais; 4x400m: Michael Bingham, Jamie Bowie, Luke Lennon Ford, Nigel Levine, Martyn Rooney, Conrad Williams Delano Williams.
WOMEN:
100m: Asha Philip; 200m: Anyika Onuora, Jodie Williams; 400m: Christine Ohuruogu; 800m: Jessica Judd, Laura Muir, Marilyn Okoro; 1500m: Hannah England, Laura Weightman; 100mH: Tiffany Porter; 400mH: Meghan Beesley, Eilidh Child, Perri Shakes Drayton; 3000mSC: Eilish McColgan; Long Jump: Shara Proctor, Lorraine Ugen; Hammer Throw: Sophie Hitchon; Heptathlon: Jessica Ennis-Hill, Katarina Johnson-Thompson; Marathon (Selected in April) Sonia Samuels, Susan Partridge; 4x100m: Philip Hayley Jones, Annabelle Lewis, Ashleigh Nelson, Bianca Williams, Dina Asher Smith, Williams; 4x400m: Margaret Adeoye Child, Shana Cox, Kirsten McAslan, Kelly Massey, Christine Ohuruogu Victoria Ohuruogu, Onuora, Shakes Drayton.
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