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Lewis-Francis misses out on 100m spot at Worlds

Marlon Devonish has beaten Mark Lewis-Francis to a spot in the Great Britain squad for the individual 100 metres event at the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea this month.

Lewis-Francis was disqualified in the 100m final of the GB Trials because of a false start, leaving him relying on the selectors for a place in the team.

But instead Devonish, who was third in the 100m final, joins Dwain Chambers and Harry Aikines Aryeetey as an individual competitor in the event, with Lewis-Francis forced to settle for a relay spot.

Elsewhere, European 400m hurdles silver medallist Rhys Williams misses out entirely after failing to attain an 'A' standard time at the Trials, while 800m runner Michael Bingham, who also picked up silver in Barcelona last year, is absent, having failed to reach his final at the Trials.

In the discus, Brett Morse has been preferred to British record holder Lawrence Okoye, the sixth-longest thrower in the world this year. Morse beat his rival at the London Grand Prix on Saturday.

Jessica Ennis and Phillips Idowu are both looking to defend their titles in Daegu, while Mo Farah starts as an overwhelming favourite in the 5000m and 10000m. European champion Dai Greene is also expected to shine in the 400m hurdles.

UK Athletics coach Charles van Commenee said: "This team has been selected to give us the best possible results at the World Championships in Daegu. I am looking to see an improvement from two years ago in Berlin, where we recorded six medals and 20 top-eight finishes.

"It is important to remember there is work to do before London 2012 and Daegu is another stop on the journey to make our athletes run faster, jump higher and throw further.

"The aim in Daegu is to get more athletes within touching distance of the podium and these World Championships are ideal preparation for what the athletes will encounter next summer and beyond."

Aviva GB & NI Team:

MEN

100m:
Harry Aikines Aryeetey, Dwain Chambers, Marlon Devonish

200m:
James Ellington, Christian Malcolm

400m:
Martyn Rooney

800m:
Andrew Osagie, Michael Rimmer

1500m:
James Shane

5000m:
Mo Farah

10000m:
Mo Farah

110m hurdles (110mH):
Lawrence Clarke, William Sharman, Andy Turner

400mH:
Jack Green, Dai Greene, Nathan Woodward

High Jump:
Martyn Bernard, Tom Parsons

Pole Vault:
Steve Lewis

Long Jump:
Greg Rutherford, Chris Tomlinson

Triple Jump:
Phillips Idowu

Discus:
Abdul Buhari, Brett Morse, Carl Myerscough

4x100m:
Harry Aikines Aryeetey, Marlon Devonish, James Ellington, Mark Lewis-Francis, Christian Malcolm, Craig Pickering, Danny Talbot

4x400m:
Richard Buck, Chris Clarke, Jack Green, Dai Greene, Luke Lennon Ford, Nigel Levine, Martyn Rooney, Richard Strachan

Marathon:
Andrew Lemoncello, Lee Merrien, Dave Webb

WOMEN

100m:
Jeanette Kwakye, Anyika Onuora, Laura Turner

200m:
Anyika Onuora

400m:
Lee McConnell, Christine Ohuruogu, Nicola Sanders

800m:
Emma Jackson, Jenny Meadows, Marilyn Okoro

1500m:
Lisa Dobriskey, Hannah England

5000m:
Helen Clitheroe

3000m Steeplechase:
Barbara Parker

100mH:
Tiffany Porter

400mH:
Eilidh Child, Perri Shakes-Drayton

Pole Vault:
Holly Bleasdale, Kate Dennison

Long Jump:
Shara Proctor

Triple Jump:
Yamile Aldama

Javelin:
Goldie Sayers

Hammer:
Sophie Hitchon

Heptathlon:
Jessica Ennis, Louise Hazel

20km Race Walk:
Jo Jackson

4x100m:
Montell Douglas, Jeanette Kwakye, Anyika Onuora, Abi Oyepitan, Asha Philip, Tiffany Porter, Laura Turner

4x400m:
Eilidh Child, Lee McConnell, Jenny Meadows, Christine Ohuruogu, Marilyn Okoro, Nadine Okyere, Nicola Sanders, Perri Shakes-Drayton

Marathon:
Alyson Dixon, Susan Partridge

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