OXFORDSHIRE'S Lawrence Clarke and Hannah England have missed out on national funding ahead of next year's Olympic Games in Rio.
UK Athletics, the national governing body for British Athletics, announced who it would be supporting through its World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) for 2015-16 today.
And 110m hurdler Clarke, from Christmas Common, near Watlington, and Oxford City runner England, who have both previously received funding, have not been included.
WCPP selection, which is funded by the National Lottery through UK Sport, is based on the potential to win medals at an Olympic or Paralympic Games.
Clarke, who came fourth at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, missed out on the top eight at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing earlier this year.
Middle-distance runner England, who has been suffering with illness for most of the year, chose to finish her season in July after coming eighth at the Sainsbury's British Championships in Birmingham.
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