Osaka 2007

With the Athletics World Championships coming up in just a weeks time, the GB team have set themselves fairly lofty targets of 3 medals and 14 finalists.

We really don't have that many world class athletes at the moment but there is definatley potential and you can see the selectors having one eye on London 2012.

My predictions for Osaka medals are:
Jessica Ennis - Heptathlon
Chris Tomlinson - Long Jump
Philips Idowo - Triple Jump (if he's fit)
Men's 4x100m - Relay (fingers crossed)

Also watch out for:
Marlon Devonish - 100m
Nicola Sanders - 400m
Jemma Simpson & Marilyn Okoro - 800m
Kelly Sotherton - Heptathlon (until the javelin)
Goldie Sayers - Javelin
Jo Pavey - 10,000m
Women's 4x400m - Relay

Here is the squad with their position according to season's best performance (2007) and current world ranking (RANK).

EVENT   ATHLETE             2007  RANK
100m    Marlon Devonish      17    11=
        Craig Pickering      39    11=
        Mark Lewis-Francis  >50    31
400m    Tim Benjamin         29    22
        Andrew Steele        31    32
        Martyn Rooney       >50    48
800m    Michael Rimmer       22    21
1500m   Andy Baddeley        26    16
5000m   Mo Farah            >50    27
3000mSC Andrew Lemoncello   >50    26
110mH   Andy Turner          30    14
400mH   Dale Garland        >50   >50
High J  Germaine Mason       11=   18
        Tom Parsons          29=  >50
        Martyn Bernard      >50    30
Pole V  Steve Lewis          39=   42
Long J  Chris Tomlinson       8    15
        Greg Rutherford     >50   >50
Trip J  Phillips Idowu        9=    6
4x100m  GB                    2     -
4x400m  GB                    6     -

EVENT   ATHLETE             2007  RANK
100m    Jeanette Kwakye     >50    28
        Laura Turner         33   >50
        Montell Douglas     >50   >50
200m    Joice Maduaka       >50    33
        Emily Freeman       >50   >50
400m    Nicola Sanders       16     6 (56*)
        Christine Ohuruogu  >50   >50
        Lee McConnell       >50   >50
800m    Marilyn Okoro        20    15
        Jemma Simpson        34    24
        Jenny Meadows        37    17
1500m   Lisa Dobriskey       33   >50
        Abby Westley         50   >50
5000m   Jo Pavey             28     5 (45*)
10000m  Jo Pavey             11     5 (45*)
3000mSC Hatti Dean           28    18
        Helen Clitheroe      46   >50
400mH   Tasha Danvers-Smith  22    11
Pole V  Kate Dennison       >50    39
Javeln  Goldie Sayers         4     9
Hept'n  Jessica Ennis         3     4
        Kelly Sotherton      11     3
4x100m  GB                    5     -
4x400m  GB                   11     -

* World Ranking over all events.