Hodgkinson & Asher-Smith in GB squad for Europeans
Keely Hodgkinson, Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson are named in the Great Britain squad for next month's European Championships in Birmingham.
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"To compete at a major championship is always a tremendous achievement, and it makes the occasion even more special with the event taking place on home soil."
— Paula Dunn , Other
Key People
British 400m runner.
British sprinter and former world champion.
Great Britain's Georgia Hunter Bell is an accomplished middle-distance runner.
Jake Wightman is the 2022 1500m world champion.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen is a two-time Olympic gold medallist known for his success in the 1500m and 5000m.
Olympic silver medallist and two-time world champion in heptathlon.
Keely Hodgkinson is a British middle-distance runner who recently broke the women's indoor 800m world record.
British middle-distance runner and competitor in various international events.
British 400m runner and Olympic silver medalist.
Paula Dunn is the performance director for the Great Britain athletics team.
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Keely Hodgkinson, Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson are named in the Great Britain squad for next month's European Championships in Birmingham.
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