AS expected, there was a strong Scottish influence among the first wave of 32 selections made by British Athletics yesterday for the European Junior Championships in Grosseto, Italy, next month.
Jemma Reekie, a promising training partner of Laura Muir's under coach Andy Young, takes her place in the 1500m, with talented Banchory teenager Alisha Rees - who took the scalp of Rio 2016 medalist Asha Philip last month - getting the nod in the 200m.
Holly McArthur, who broke the Scottish junior heptathlon record by 146 points at the start of the month with a best of 5478, has her place at the event confirmed while Scots in the men's ranks include Perthshire 800m runner Ben Greenwood and George Evans, a former world youth bronze medalist, in the discus. Borders sprinter Cameron Tindle hasn't made the cut yet but has been included alongside both Evans and Rees in a 20-strong team for the Mannheim International in Germany on July 1-2.
British Athletics’ Team Manager for the championships, Jo Summers, said it was great that so many members of the team had been able to rubber stamp their credentials at the trials in Bedford last weekend. "What was evident on the weekend was the ability in many to perform when it counts," she said. "Hopefully we will see more of the same come the championships."
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