SCOTLAND’S Eilidh Doyle will captain the Great Britain athletics team at next month’s World Championships in London.
The 400 metres hurdler was voted into the role by her fellow team members.
She said: “I’m absolutely chuffed to bits. It’s a huge honour to have been elected by my peers as the team captain for British Athletics at London 2017.
“To lead your team at a home World Championships is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and to have your team-mates vote that they want you to do it makes it even more special.
“I was completely shocked when I found out but it’s really special,” 30-year-old Doyle added.
“I have been fortunate enough that I have been at a home Olympic Games and a home Commonwealth Games..
“I will just try to draw on those experiences of what it meant and how we performed at those championships and use that to, hopefully, get the team fired up for London.
“Even just watching the World Para-athletics Championships, you can see what that stadium and atmosphere does – I don’t think we will need too much motivation to go out there and perform well.”
The Scot is a two-time outdoor world medallist in the 4x400m relay and also won bronze in the event at the Rio Olympics last year.
British Athletics performance director Neil Black said: “I’m delighted for Eilidh. She’s a fierce competitor and a fantastic role model for younger athletes in the team.
“Eilidh is Scotland’s most decorated athlete and has won a medal at all of the majors. She knows what it takes to win.
“That’s the type of athlete and mindset we need to lead us into a home world championships,” Black added.
The World Championships get under way at the London Stadium on August 4.
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