Scottish Para trio are picked for World Champs in India

Tuesday 5th August 2025

Finlay Menzies and Mel Woods (photos via social media and Paralympics GB)

F ull team on the British Athletics website

UK Athletics have announced the Novuna GB and NI team for the World Para Athletics Championships in Delhi, India, between 26 September and 5 October.

And we are delighted to see two more Scottish athletes will join Ben Sandilands in India, with the t20 1500m Paralympic champion confirmed in an earlier selection.

Frame Runner Finlay Menzies is set for a thrilling debut on the international stage while wheelchair racer Mel Woods gathers more big championships experience.

Congratulations to Ben, Finlay and Mel and their families, coaches and clubs on being picked for India.

The athletes announced will join those seven athletes selected earlier this year in June to make a full team of 37 for the upcoming Championships.

Performance aims are for athletes to win medals at these championships and to support their potential for the LA 2028 Paralympic Games.

Scottish athlete Finlay Menzies (Graeme Reid, Livingston) ran a new personal best at the England Athletics Para Championships in July in the T72 100m, an event that will make its Paralympic debut in LA 2028.

Photo via: imagecomms

UK Athletics Head of the Paralympic Performance, Katie Jones, said: ‘The announcement of our whole team for the World Para Athletics Championships in India is the first significant step into the LA 2028 Paralympic cycle.

‘A full squad of 37 has a great mix of experience, from the seven international debuts to a good depth of world-class medal winners. I have full confidence in the athlete’s ability to deliver outstanding performances on the global stage.

‘Congratulations to all those selected.’

Scots selected for World Para Champs in India:

Women

Mel Woods (Rodger Harkins, Red Star) – T54 800m, 400m and 1500m

Men

Finlay Menzies (Graeme Reid, Livingston) – T72 100m and 400m*

Ben Sandilands (Steve Doig, Fife) – T20 1500m

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