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Welsh Athletics team announced for Indoor International
27/02/2019 00:00, I Mewn Track & Field /
Welsh Athletics are delighted to announce a strong team of 34 Junior athletes to compete at this weekend's Welsh Athletics Indoor International. The international match sees Junior teams from Wales and England compete, with senior guest athletes also invited to compete in specified events.
The men's team includes Welsh 60m Junior Champion and British Senior Bronze Medallist, Jeremiah Azu (Cardiff; Helen James), whilst the women's team includes Commonwealth Youth Games Shot Put Silver Medallist, Sarah Omoregie (Cardiff; Gareth Lease).
Middle distance duo Remi Adebiyi (Newport; Darryn McAtee) and Ben Reynolds (Cardiff; Arwyn Davies) will both run the Men's 800m after winning their respective age group titles at the England Athletics Championships last weekend, whilst Tomos Slade (Swansea; Tony Morris) will take on the 60m Hurdles and Long Jump double after running a hurdles lifetime best of 8.06 seconds at the England Athletics Championships.
Emmanuella Kone (Cardiff; Helen James) will race the 200m after winning the 60m at the England Athletics u17 Championship last weekend, whilst Welsh Senior High Jump Champions Lauren Evans(Cardiff;Matt Wood) and Lili Church (Carmarthen; Dorrien Thomas) will compete, with Evans also going in the 60m Hurdles.
Full Welsh Athletics Team for the Welsh Athletics Indoor International:
| Men | Event | Women |
| Jeremiah Azu | 60m | Issie Tustin |
| Zachary Price | . | Moli Jones |
| Owain Lloyd Hughes | 200m | Gabrielle Fakande |
| . | . | Emmanuella Kone |
| Steffan Dylan Jones | 400m | Ffion Mair Roberts |
| Aaron Jolly | . | Lana Culliford |
| Remilekun Adebiyi | 800m | Naomi Reid |
| Benjamin Reynolds | . | Nia Riley |
| David Locke | 1,500m | . |
| Jackson Mountford | . | . |
| Tomos Slade | 60m Hurdles | Lauren Evans |
| Thomas Wilcock | . | Isabel Breeden |
| . | High Jump | Lauren Evans |
| . | . | Lili Church |
| Mark Mellor | Pole Vault | Megan Griffiths |
| Ieuan Hosgood | . | Isabel Thomas |
| Tomos Slade | Long Jump | Emily Thomas |
| Daniel Murathodzic | . | Grace Morgan |
| . | Triple Jump | Beca Roberts |
| . | . | . |
| Nicholas Young | Shot Put | Sarah Omoregie |
| Patrick Harris | . | . |
| Owain Lloyd Hughes | 4 x 200m Relay | Issie Tustin |
| Steffan Dylan Jones | . | Gabrielle Fakande |
| Zachary Price | . | Emmanuella Kone |
| Aaron Jolly | . | Ffion Mair Roberts |
| Jeremiah Azu | . | Lana Culliford |
| . | . | Macey Morris |
Staff List:
| Name | Role |
| Dave Goodger | Team Manager |
| Debbie Bull | Team Manager |
| Lawrence Moore | Team Coach |
| Kevin Williams | Team Coach |
| Liz Davies | Team Coach |
| Fran Baker | Team Coach |
| Ryan Spencer Jones | Team Coach |
| Ed Thompson | Team Coach |
| Stephen Bailey | Team Coach |
Congratulations to all athletes selected for the Welsh Athletics Indoor International. Keep up to date with all of Sunday's action on Welsh Athletics' Twitter and Instagram feeds.