Teenagers will face tough competition from the rest of the world in the big junior event in late August
Sprint hurdler Daniel Goriola, distance runner Innes FitzGerald and Nia Wedderburn-Goodison are among the British team selected for the World Under-20 Championships in Lima, Peru, on August 27-31.
Some athletes from the recent European Under-18 Championships in Slovakia such as Thea Brown and Kara Dacosta are also in the squad.
The selection follows the England Athletics Champs for seniors, under-23 and under-20 athletes – full results here.
Men
100m: Teddy Wilson (Marvin Rowe, Shaftesbury Barnet); 200m: Jake Odey-Jordan (Victor Blackett); 800m: Henry Jonas (Tim Ash, City of Norwich); William Rabjohns (Mark Pauley, Poole); 1500m: George Couttie (Joanne Day, Harrogate); Alex Riley (Allison Benton, Brighton & Hove); 3000m: Ed Bird (Mark Pauley, Poole); Henry Dover (Shaftesbury Barnet): 110m Hurdles: Daniel Goriola (Tony Jarrett, Blackheath and Bromley); Noah Hanson (Carl Graham, Newham & Essex Beagles); 400m Hurdles: Sam Lunt (Wirral); 4x100m: Rhys Elias (Martin White, Mansfield); Jake Odey-Jordan (Victor Blackett); Dean Patterson (David Watson, Glasgow Jaguars); Fabian Powell (James Wright, Rugby & Northampton); Joel Masters (Jon Humphries-Cuff, BFT Track Academy); Teddy Wilson (Marvin Rowe, Shaftesbury Barnet); Pole Vault: Will Lane (Trevor Fox, Sheffield & Dearne)
Teddy Wilson (left) (England Athletics/Pat Scaasi)
Women
100m: Mabel Akande (Denise Timmis, Lincoln Wellington); Nia Wedderburn-Goodison (Ryan Freckleton, Harrow); 200m: Kissiwaa Mensah (Prince Duwai, Chelmsford); Renee Regis (Darren Braithwaite, Shaftesbury Barnet); 400m: Kara Dacosta (Stephen Ball, Trafford); Charlotte Henrich (Nigel Stickings, Invicta East Kent): 1500m: Ava Lloyd (Trevor Painter, Wigan & District); 3000m: Jessica Bailey (Matthew Long, Leven Valley); Innes FitzGerald (Gavin Pavey, Exeter); 5000m: Innes FitzGerald (Gavin Pavey, Exeter); Lizzie Wellsted (Colchester)
Innes FitzGerald (Andy Cox)
100m Hurdles: Thea Brown (Joanne Harding, Sale Harriers Manchester); Mia McIntosh (Jake Awe, Harrow); 4x100m: Mabel Akande (Denise Timmis, Lincoln Wellington); Faith Akinbileje (John Blackie, Blackheath and Bromley); Kissiwaa Mensah (Prince Duwai, Chelmsford); Renee Regis (Darren Braithwaite, Shaftesbury Barnet); Nia Wedderburn-Goodison (Ryan Freckleton, Harrow); Jasmine Wilkins (Mike Bennett, Bedford & County)
Thea Brown (Mark Shearman)
4x400m: Jessica Astill (Paul Keeble,…
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