The French Athletics Federation has announced a 54-member team for the Osaka World Championships in Athletics.

Of the 28 women and 26 men who have been included in the list, 29 athletes are under 25 years of age and belong to the national development programme focusing on the 2012 Olympic Games.

World 110m Hurdles champion Ladji Doucouré and Helsinki double sprint bronze medallist Christine Arron lead the team.

Women
Christine Arron : 100m, 200m, 4X100m
Muriel Hurtis-Houairi : 200m, 4X100m
Adriana Lamalle : 100 hurdles, 4X100m
Solen Désert : 400m, 4X400m
Elodie Guégan : 800m
Maria Martins : 1500m
Sophie Duarté : 3000 steeple
Julie Coulaud : 3000 steeple
Elodie Olivares : 3000 steeple
Mélanie Skotnik : High Jump 
Vanessa Boslak : Pole Vault
Eunice Barber : Long Jump, Heptathlon
Térésa Nzola Meso Ba : Triple Jump
Mélina Robert-Michon : Discus 
Amélie Perrin : Hammer
Stéphanie Falzon : Hammer
Manuéla Montebrun : Hammer
Marie Collonvillé : Heptathlon
Antoinette Nana-Djimou Ida : Heptathlon

Men
Martial Mbandjock : 100m et 4X100m 
David Alerte : 200m, 4X100m
Eddy de Lépine : 200m, 4X100m 
Leslie Djhone : 400m, 4X400m
Mehdi Baala : 1500m
Mounir Yemmouni : 1500m
Ladji Doucouré : 110 Hurdles
Bano Traore : 110 Hurdles
Naman Keita : 400 Hurdles, 4X400m
Fadil Bellaabouss : 400 Hurdles, 4X400m
Bouabdellah Tahri : 3000 steeple
Maiedine Mekhissi : 3000 steeple
Vincent Zouaoui : 3000 steeple
Romain Mesnil : Pole Vault 
Jérome Clavier : Pole Vault 
Damiel Dossévi : Pole Vault 
Julien Kapek : Triple Jump
Yves Niaré : Shot Put 
Romain Barras : Decathlon
Yohann Diniz : 50km Walk
Eddy Riva : 50km Walk 
David Boulanger : 50km Walk

Relays
Men’s 4x100m
Manuel Reynaert
Guillaume Guffroy

 Women’s 4x100m
Carima Louami
Sylvianne Félix
Fabienne Beret-Martinel
Myriam Soumaré

Women’s 4x400m
Marie Angélique Lacordelle
Virginie Michanol
Thélia Sigère
Phara Anacharsis

Men’s 4x400m
Brice Panel
Mathieu Lahaye
Ydrissa M’Barke