As the Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland team head for the Spar European Team Championships in Stockholm, Sweden (18-19 June), a number of athletes will be out to justify their top positions within the European Athletics rankings.
Anyika Onuora (Lloyd Cowan) wears the Aviva GB & NI vest for the first time since 2007 following her superb 11.18 for100m in Germany three weeks ago. She is currently ranked third in Europe and will aim to further demonstrate her lifetime best form.
Recent UK 100m hurdles record holder Tiffany Ofili-Porter is top of the European rankings in her event with her 12.77 in May, whilst Shana Cox (Chris Johnson), making her Aviva GB&NI team debut in the 400m, sits in fourth position with 51.24. The team can be followed this weekend via the BBC as well as on UKA Twitter @uka_athletics BBC: Saturday 18 June: BBC One (1345-1710) and Sunday 19 June: BBC Two (1345-1730)
AVIVA GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND TEAM
WOMEN 100m: Anyika Onuora (Lloyd Cowan) - Liverpool Harriers
200m: Abi Oyepitan (Tony Lester) - Shaftesbury Barnet
400m: Shana Cox (Chris Johnson) - unattached
800m: Jenny Meadows (Trevor Painter) - Wigan
1500m: Charlene Thomas (Aaron Thomas) - Wakefield
3000m: Stevie Stockton (George Gandy) - Vale Royal
5000m: Helen Clitheroe (John Nuttall) - Preston
100mH: Tiffany Ofili-Porter (James Henry) - unattached
400mH: Perri Shakes Drayton (Chris Zah) - Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets
3000mSC: Eilish McColgan (Liz McColgan) - Dundee Hawkhill
4x100m: Jeanette Kwakye (Michael Afilaka) - Woodford Green & Essex Ladies
Ashleigh Nelson (Michael Afilaka) - City of Stoke Tiffany Ofili-Porter Anyika Onuora
Abi Oyepitan Laura Turner (Linford Christie) - Harrow
4x400m: Kelly Massey (Stephen Ball) – Sale Lee McConnell (Rodger Harkins) - Shaftesbury Barnet
Jenny Meadows Nicola Sanders (Tony Lester) - Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow Perri Shakes Drayton Kelly Sotherton (Aston Moore) - Birchfield
High Jump: Emma Perkins (Fuzz Ahmed) - Worthing
Pole Vault: Holly Bleasdale (Julien Raffalli- Ebezant) - Blackburn
Long Jump: Shara Proctor (Rana Reider) - unattached
Triple Jump: Yasmine Regis (Peter Stanley) - Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow
Shot: Rebecca Peake (Gert Damkat) - Sale
Discus: Jade Nicholls (Andrew Neal) - Shaftesbury Barnet
Javelin: Goldie Sayers (Dan Pfaff) - Belgrave
Hammer: Sophie Hitchon (Derek Evely) - Blackburn
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UKA and Gateshead City Council have been awarded the 2013 European Team Championships by European Athletics. Gateshead will host European Athletics' flagship team event for the first time after hosting its predecessor, the SPAR European Cup, in 1989 and 2000. UKA is the National Governing Body of the premier Olympic and Paralympic sport. www.uka.org.uk
