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Britain to be led by pair of world champions in Daegu
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Britain will be led by a pair of reigning world champions at the upcoming World Championships in Athletics in South Korea, the international athletics governing body said Wednesday.
The International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) said Britain has finalized a 67-strong squad for the Aug. 27-Sept. 4 championships in Daegu, 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul.
Britain boasts Jessica Ennis, the defending world champ in the women's heptathlon, and Phillips Idowu, who won the men's triple jump at the previous world championships in Berlin two years ago.
Other medal hopefuls are Mo Farah, the 2010 European champion in the men's 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters, and Dai Greene, the men's 400m hurdles champion in Europe.
Dwain Chambers, a former European champ in men's 100m banned from the Olympics for life after a positive drug test, is still eligible for IAAF events and will compete in Daegu.
Britain ranked eighth in Berlin with two gold medals and six medals overall.
Charles van Commenee, head coach of the British team, said he was counting on an improvement from Berlin.
"This team has been selected to give us the best possible results," he told the IAAF Web site. "It is important to remember there is work to do before the London (Olympics in) 2012 and... these world championships are ideal preparation for what the athletes will encounter next summer and beyond."
The International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) said Britain has finalized a 67-strong squad for the Aug. 27-Sept. 4 championships in Daegu, 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul.
Britain boasts Jessica Ennis, the defending world champ in the women's heptathlon, and Phillips Idowu, who won the men's triple jump at the previous world championships in Berlin two years ago.
Other medal hopefuls are Mo Farah, the 2010 European champion in the men's 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters, and Dai Greene, the men's 400m hurdles champion in Europe.
Dwain Chambers, a former European champ in men's 100m banned from the Olympics for life after a positive drug test, is still eligible for IAAF events and will compete in Daegu.
Britain ranked eighth in Berlin with two gold medals and six medals overall.
Charles van Commenee, head coach of the British team, said he was counting on an improvement from Berlin.
"This team has been selected to give us the best possible results," he told the IAAF Web site. "It is important to remember there is work to do before the London (Olympics in) 2012 and... these world championships are ideal preparation for what the athletes will encounter next summer and beyond."
