World Indoors: Greg Rutherford heads 23-strong Great Britain team
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| World Indoor Championships |
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| Date: 17-20 March Venue: Portland, USA |
| Coverage: Live across BBC TV, BBC Red Button, BBC Radio, online & the BBC Sport app. Schedule |
Reigning Olympic and world champion Greg Rutherford heads a 23-strong British team for this month's World Indoor Championships.
He is joined by high jumpers Robbie Grabarz and Chris Baker, who makes his global championship debut.
The team also features newly crowned British Indoor champions Adelle Tracey (800m), Charlie Grice (1500m) and Steph Twell (3000m).
The championships take place in Portland, USA, from 17-20 March.
World Championship silver medallist Shara Proctor and double World Indoor Championships medallist Tiffany Porter are also included in the team.
British 100m and 200m record holder Dina Asher-Smith will compete in the 60m.
British champions Nigel Levine (400m), Andy Pozzi (60m hurdles) and Hannah England (1500m) declined selection in favour of concentrating on the outdoor season.
Reigning world indoor 60m champion Richard Kilty also withdrew to focus on the outdoor season as an individual and member of the 4x100m relay team.
Men's team:
60m: James Dasaolu, Andrew Robertson
1500m: Charlie Grice, Chris O'Hare
3000m: Lee Emanuel, Tom Farrell
60m hurdles: Lawrence Clarke
High Jump: Chris Baker, Robbie Grabarz
Long Jump: Dan Bramble, Greg Rutherford
Women's team:
60m: Dina Asher-Smith, Asha Philip
800m: Lynsey Sharp, Adelle Tracey
3000m: Josephine Moultrie, Steph Twell
60m hurdles: Tiffany Porter, Serita Solomon
High Jump: Isobel Pooley
Long Jump: Shara Proctor, Lorraine Ugen
Pentathlon: Morgan Lake
