Dina Asher Smith has been selected to represent Great Britain at the World Junior Championships in Oregon from the 22nd to 27th of July. The Blackheath & Bromley athlete has been picked to compete in both the 100 and 200 metres events in which she holds the World leads of 11.20 and 22.78.

She has also been chosen along with Cheriece and Shannon Hylton to join a Great Britain party who have been invited to take part in the Mannheim International in Germany. She goes in the 100, Shannon in the 200 and Cheriece in the 400. It is a proud moment for their coach John Blackie. The sisters may still go to the World Championships with the final selections announced on the 8th of July.

Adam Gemili finished in second place in the 200 metres at the British Championships in Birmingham. Second fastest Briton of all time, he was beaten by Birchfield’s Danny Talbot as he timed 20.61. These incorporated the Trials for the European Championships which take place in Zurich, Switzerland in August and while he was second in the Trial the selection criteria states that he needs to run under 20.55 this year to be chosen for the Championships. He has until the 13th of July to achieve this. He already has the qualifying standard for the 100 but so do nine others. The team is announced on the 15th of July.

It was second also for second claimer Izzy Jeffs in the javelin with a throw of 54.53. Serita Solomon took bronze in the 100 hurdles in 13.22.

Shaunagh Brown just missed out on the medals in the shot as she finished 4th in 15.46. It was a similar story in the long jump for Lorraine Ugen with a leap of 6.38.

Montell Douglas was 6th in the 100; Rachel Dickens 7th in the 200 and Kieran Daly 8th in the 100.

British Trials results 100 w ht4 8. Grace Sheppard 12.32 ht5. 2. Montell Douglas 11.58 sf1. 4. Montell Douglas 11.58. Final 6. Montell Douglas 11.48 100 m ht1 2. Tremayne Gilling 10.61 ht2 2. Kieran Daly 10.41 ht4 6. Dean Hylton 10.84 ht5 6. Toby Olubi 11.02. SF1 5. Tremayne Gilling 10.48 SF3 4. Kieran Daly 10.31. Final 8 Kieran Daly 10.45 200 w ht1 4. Rachel Dickens 24.63 Final. 7. Rachel Dickens 24.53.

200 m ht3. 1. Adam Gemili 20.71 Final 2. Adam Gemili 20.61 400 m ht4. 3. Dan Putnam 47.97 sf1 7. Dan Putnam 47.57 800 w ht1 7. Carolyn Plateau 2.06.51 100 hurdles w ht3 1. Serita Solomon 13.33 Final 3. Serita Solomon 13.22 400H w ht3 4. Megan Southwart 61.87 400H m ht3. 6. Luke Smallwood 53.16 3000 steeplechase 9. Alex Bruce Littlewood 9.08.88 LJ w 4. Lorraine Ugen 6.38 LJ m 12 Jermaine Olasan 6.86 SP w 4. Shaunagh Brown 15.46 DT w 10. Samantha Milner 42.06 JT w 2. Izzy Jeffs 54.53 HT w 10. Shaunagh Brown 56.09