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Final British team named for European Championships

British team trimmed from 109 to 82 after last weekend’s Olympic Trials

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UKA last week announced a squad of 109 athletes for the European Championships, which starts on June 26 in Helsinki and for the first time ever will be held in the same year as the Olympic Games.

But track athletes who gained automatic selection for the Olympic team by finishing in the top two in their event at last weekend’s Aviva 2012 Trials and being in possession of the ‘A’ standard were automatically taken off the European Championships team so that they could focus on their participation for the Games, reducing the size of the team for the Europeans to 82.

Field athletes, however, and distance runners have been permitted to compete in both championships. Meanwhile, the European Championships will offer all other athletes the chance to prove their form in a last-ditch attempt at grabbing one of the remaining spots on the Olympic team.

After withdrawing from the 1500m final at the Olympic Trials, world 5000m champion Mo Farah confirmed that he will take his place on the European team as he bids to defend the 5000m title he won two years ago in Barcelona.

The team also includes genuine Olympic medal hopes such as Robbie Grabarz, Shara Proctor and Lawrence Okoye, while a small handful of athletes who have been battling with injury – such as Jeanette Kwakye, Jenny Meadows and Steph Twell – will be hoping that their European Championships appearance will mark a turning point ahead of the Games.

Men

100m: Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Mark Lewis-Francis
200m: Chris Clarke, Danny Talbot
400m: Richard Buck, Luke Lennon-Ford
800m: Mukhtar Mohammed, Gareth Warburton
1500m: James Brewer, Tom Lancashire
5000m: Mo Farah, Rory Fraser, Mitch Goose
10,000m: Keith Gerrard, James Walsh
3000m SC: Luke Gunn, Rob Mullett, James Wilkinson
110m H: Richard Alleyne, Gianni Frankis, William Sharman
400m H: Rhys Williams, Nathan Woodward, Rick Yates
High jump: Robbie Grabarz, Samson Oni, Tom Parsons
Pole vault: Luke Cutts, Max Eaves, Andrew Sutcliffe
Long jump: JJ Jegede, Julian Reid, Chris Tomlinson
Triple jump: Larry Achike
Shot: Carl Myerscough
Discus: Abdul Buhari, Brett Morse, Lawrence Okoye
Hammer: Mark Dry
Decathlon: Ashley Bryant
4x100m: Aikines-Aryeetey, Dwain Chambers, Tyrone Edgar*, James Ellington, Christian Malcolm, Danny Talbot
4x400m: Buck, Michael Bingham, Lennon Ford, Nigel Levine, Rob Tobin, Conrad Williams

Women

100m: Jeanette Kwakye*, Ashleigh Nelson
200m: Abi Oyepitan
400m: Lee McConnell, Kelly Massey, Nicola Sanders
800m: Jenny Meadows, Lynsey Sharp, Jemma Simpson
1500m: Charlene Thomas
5000m: Julia Bleasdale, Helen Clitheroe, Stephanie Twell*
10,000m: Jo Pavey, Charlotte Purdue, Gemma Steel
3000m SC: Hatti Archer
400m H: Meghan Beesley
High jump: Isobel Pooley
Pole vault: Sally Peake
Long jump: Abigail Irozuru, Shara Proctor*
Shot: Eden Francis
Discus: Francis, Jade Nicholls
Hammer: Sophie Hitchon, Sarah Holt
Javelin: Goldie Sayers, Laura Whittingham
4x100m: Montell Douglas, Hayley Jones, Kwakye, Nelson, Anyika Onuora
4x400m: Eilidh Child, Shana Cox, Massey, McConnell, Christine Ohuruogu, Sanders

* Participation to be confirmed Tuesday morning

3 Responses to “Final British team named for European Championships”

  1. Prof. Frank Messina says:
    June 25, 2012 at 16:38

    Mediocre team interspersed with the usual amount of mistakes by UKA and Van Commenee (UKA's greatest mistake). A couple of examples. Nathan Woodward was third at the Trials and, having the 'A' Standard, he should be selected for London. What will happen now? Rob Tobin wasn't added to the individual race: why? If some of the runners will obtain the 'A' Standard at the Europeans have they any chance to go to London?
    To add the Europeans to the Olympic Year and so close to the Games was sheer idiocy, because now the EuroChamps are reduced to a Varsity competition. But to select the team as UKA did is pure folly.

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  2. Nick K says:
    June 25, 2012 at 19:34

    Why is Lorraine Ugen not going to Helsinki for the long jump to get that 1 centimetre (she no-jumped close to 7m)?

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  3. ray pickles says:
    June 26, 2012 at 17:08

    disappointed that with some many qualifiers we haven't put out a bigger team – for example no Guy Learmonth in the 800m or any 100mh women – surely some of these athletes could have gained from the experience – even be inspired to make finals and possible medals esp as the entry list is looking v weak in most events

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