Christian to captain GB team

Tuesday 9 August 2011

Cardiff's Christian Malcolm has been handed the captaincy of the Great Britain team to take part in the IAAF World Championships in Daegu later this month.

For Christian (pictured taking the silver medal in last year's European Championships), who will also contest his specialist 200m and the sprint relay, this is a well deserved honour after many years of distinguished service in the British team.

On hearing the news, Christian said, “This is such a great honour, I can’t believe it. It is a proud moment in any sport to captain your country.

“I’ve experienced a lot since the age of 17 and have years of top level sport behind me and you wake up and realise that you might have a lot to offer. I hope I can be there for the team to say the right thing at the right time whether they’ve been disappointed or fulfilled their dream, after all I’ve had experience of both!”

Many congratulations to Christian and good luck in Daegu.

Rhys Williams has just missed out on selection and we hope that he will soon return to form to challenge the best.