OXFORDSHIRE duo Alice Hopkins and Jade O’Dowda have been named in the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the European Athletics Indoor Championships.
The event takes place in the Netherlands next month, with Thame-born Hopkins set to compete in the long jump, while Kidlington-born O’Dowda will battle in the pentathlon.
Hopkins claimed long jump gold by beating O’Dowda at the UK Athletics Indoor Championships last weekend.
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UK Athletics head coach Paula Dunn said: “Historically this has been a Championship in which the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team has thrived, but it has also been a crucial way for athletes to step into the major championship arena for the first time.
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“As we begin the LA Olympic and Paralympic cycle, it is great to see a team that combines World and Olympic medallists alongside a number of developing athletes who are making their Great Britain and Northern Ireland debut.
“I am looking forward to the squad rising to the challenge, achieving personal bests, reaching finals and battling for medals in Apeldoorn.”
