Steph Twell is one of just three Scottish athletes named in the 60-strong team for next month's World Athletics Championships in Berlin.

Twell, who recently decided to compete for Scotland at next year's Commonwealth Games, is the UK's top-ranked women's 1500m runner this season and three-time European junior cross-country champion.

Pitreavie's Eilidh Child has also been selected for the 400m hurdles while Glasgow's Lee McConnell, a bronze medallist at the European Championships seven years ago, will miss the 400m but has been named in the 4x400m relay squad.

Head coach Charles van Commenee said: "This team has been selected to give us the best possible results at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin.

"I expect to see athletes demonstrating their ability to perform at the highest level under pressure.

"Of course we are on a long term journey to 2012, but we can't wait three years for the medals and performances, I want to see both in Berlin and then more next year and the year after until we get to London.

"This is our first staging post on our toughest ever journey."