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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ben Bloom

UKA chief defends ‘winning’ selection policy that sees British athletes miss out

UK Athletics’ chief selector, Stephen Maguire, with sprinter Desirèe Henry
UK Athletics’ chief selector, Stephen Maguire, says ‘tough standards’ will ultimately yield results. Photograph: Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images

UK Athletics’ chief selector has defended the organisation’s strict policy that will mean at least 19 athletes miss out on next month’s world championships after he named Britain’s smallest team for 15 years.

Only 12 British men will compete individually in Budapest this August, with no representation in events longer than 1,500 metres and one sole field entrant.

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