Seven ‘On Camp with Kelly’ athletes have been selected for the Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland Team for the European Athletics Under 23 Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania, on 16-19 July, with a further five named in the first wave of selections for the European Athletics Junior Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia, on 23-26 July.

James Brewer (Cheltenham Harriers - no286 on the picture), David Forrester (St Helens Sutton) and Ricky Stevenson (New Marske Harriers) fill all three places in the men’s 1500m for the European Under 23s following their clean sweep of the medals at the Aviva England Under 23 Championships in Bedford last weekend which were also the European.  Andrew Osagie’s (Harlow AC) victory in the 800m in a qualifying time of 1:47.70 earns him selection for that event in Kaunas.

The top two in the women’s Under 23 800m in Bedford, Tara Bird (Woodford Green with Essex Ladies) and Emma Jackson (City of Stoke AC) are named for the 800m while Emma Pallant’s (Aldershot, Farnham & District) victory in the 1500m earns her selection for that event.

Simon Horsfield (East Cheshire & Tameside) and Stacey Smith (Gateshead Harriers) in the 1500m and Alison Leonard (Blackburn Harriers) in the 800m are named in the team for the European Athletics Under 20 Championships following their victories in the England Under 20 Championships in Bedford.  They are joined by Kate Avery (Shildon AC - pictured right) in the 3000m, who currently tops the European Under 20 rankings with the time of 9:15.42 she ran earlier in the season, and Charlotte Purdue (Aldershot Farnham & District) who won the 5000m trial race at Watford on 13 June.

A number of OCWK athletes remain in contention for places in the team and the second wave of selections will be announced in the week beginning 13 July.

Photos Mark Shearman