Mo Farah will defend his European 5,000m title after being given special dispensation to compete in Helsinki as well as at the GB Olympic trials.
The European Championship begins on 27 June, just three days after the British Olympic trials end in Birmingham. UK Athletics say any other athlete who qualifies for London 2012 at the weekend will not compete in Helsinki. However, Farah will be an exception as the 5,000m in Finland does not involve heats and suits his racing schedule. Farah became the first British man to win the 5,000m and 10,000m double at the outdoor European Championships in Barcelona two years ago, but will not defend the longer distance in Helsinki. A provisional Great Britain squad of 109 athletes has been named for the Euros, which are being held in Olympic year for the first time and begin just 37 days before the athletics gets under way in London. Men 100m: Harry Aikines Aryeetey; Dwain Chambers, James Dasaolu, Richard Kilty, Mark Lewis-Francis 200m: James Alaka; Chris Clarke, James Ellington, Christian Malcolm, Danny Talbot 400m: Richard Buck, Luke Lennon Ford, Nigel Levine, Rob Tobin, Conrad Williams 800m: Mukhtar Mohammed, Andrew Osagie, Michael Rimmer, Gareth Warburton 1500m: Andy Baddeley, James Brewer, Tom Lancashire, Ross Murray, James Shane 5000m: Mo Farah, Rory Fraser, Mitch Goose, Nick McCormick 10,000m: Keith Gerrard, James Walsh 3000m Steeplechase: Luke Gunn, Rob Mullett, Stuart Stokes, James Wilkinson 110m Hurdles: Richard Alleyne, Lawrence Clarke, Gianni Frankis, Andrew Pozzi, William Sharman 400m Hurdles: Jack Green, Ben Sumner, Rhys Williams, Nathan Woodward, Rick Yates High Jump: Martyn Bernard, 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 Put: Carl Myerscough Discus: Abdul Buhari, Brett Morse, Carl Myerscough, Lawrence Okoye Hammer: Mark Dry Decathlon: Ashley Bryant 4x100m: Aikines Aryeetey, Chambers, Kilty, Tyrone Edgar, Ellington, Malcolm, Talbot 4x400m: Buck, Michael Bingham, Lennon Ford, Levine, Tobin, Williams Women 100m: Montell Douglas, Jeanette Kwakye, Ashleigh Nelson, Anyika Onuora, Abi Oyepitan 200m: Onuora, Oyepitan, Jodie Williams 400m: Shana Cox, Lee McConnell, Kelly Massey, Marilyn Okoro, Nicola Sanders 800m: Emma Jackson, Jenny Meadows, Okoro, Lynsey Sharp, Jemma Simpson 1500m: Lisa Dobriskey, Jemma Simpson, Charlene Thomas, Steph Twell, Laura Weightman 5000m: Julia Bleasdale, Helen Clitheroe, Twell 10,000m: Jo Pavey, Charlotte Purdue, Gemma Steel, Sarah Waldron 3000m Steeplechase: Hatti Archer, Eilish McColgan 100m Hurdles: Tiffany Porter 400m Hurdles: Meghan Beesley High Jump: Isobel Pooley Pole Vault: Kate Dennison, Sally Peake Long Jump: Abigail Irozuru, Shara Proctor Triple Jump: Yamile Aldama Shot Put: Eden Francis Discus Throw: Francis, Jade Nicholls Hammer Throw: Sophie Hitchon, Sarah Holt Javelin Throw: Goldie Sayers, Laura Whittingham Heptathlon: Louise Hazel 4x100m: Douglas, Hayley Jones, Kwakye, Nelson, Onuora, Williams 4x400m: Eilidh Child, Cox, Massey, McConnell, Christine Ohuruogu, Sanders
18 June 2012 Last updated at 11:45
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