Four Scots selected by GB and NI for World 24-Hour Champs in Romania

Thursday 10th June 2021

James Stewart and Grant MacDonald at the World 24-Hour Champs in France in 2019 (picture supplied by Grant)

Four top Scottish ultra runners have been selected by British Athletics for World championship action later this year.

A team of 11 athletes have been named to represent GB and NI at the 2021 IAU 24 Hour World Championships in Bucharest, Romania, on October 2/3.

The selections include a quartet of Scottish athletes – Jo Zakrzewski and Jo Newens are named among the five women picked and Grant MacDonald and James Stewart are in the six-strong men’s team.

Jo Zakrzewski (self-coached, Durham) has represented the British team over the trail, 50km and 100km, winning individual and team medals at these championships. She qualified for her first 24-hour team with a very impressive 235.5km distance last summer.

Jo Newens (Matt Holland, Road Runners Club) is a debutant for the team who qualified in 2019 with a 221km win at the Tooting Bec 24-hour race in London.

The men’s team features returning GB internationals James Stewart (Paul Giblin, Victoria Park City of Glasgow), who was 17^th at the 2019 World Champs event, and Grant MacDonald (Paul Giblin, Garscube), who finished 43^rd.

We send out congratulations to all the athletes selected and their families and coaches.

The British team for the IAU 24 Hour World Championships in Bucharest, Romania on 2/3 October 2021.

Women:

Samantha Amend (Norman Wilson, Belgrave); Jo Newens (Matt Holland, Road Runners Club); Cat Simpson (Robbie Britton, Sheen); Ali Young (Robbie Britton); Jo Zakrzewski (Durham, self-coached)

Men:

Nathan Flear (self-coached, 3M Gorseinon); Grant MacDonald (Paul Giblin, Garscube); Paul Maskell (Robbie Britton, St Austell ARC); Rob Payne (Robbie Britton, Caistor RC); James Stewart (Paul Giblin, Victoria Park City of Glasgow); Ry Webb (Robbie Britton, Waverley)