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Callum Hawkins selected for London 2017 IAAF World Championships
- Updated: December 6, 2016
Callum Hawkins has been named as the first athlete selected to the Great Britain team for the London 2017 IAAF World Championships next summer.
The 24-year-old has been pre-selected for the marathon, the event in which he placed ninth at the Rio Olympic Games earlier this year.
“Extremely pleased and honoured to be selected for the World Champs in London,” the Scottish athlete wrote on Twitter.
British Athletics performance director Neil Black commented: “We are delighted to confirm Callum’s selection for London.
“He has only competed over 26.2 miles three times, but we can already see the talent he has, finishing eighth at the London Marathon in 2016 and following that up in Rio at the Olympics with a brilliant ninth place.”
Hawkins’ selection was announced as British Athletics published its …
