Sporting Digest: Athletics

GB TEAM (First selections for European Championships, Helsinki, 7-14 August): MEN: 100m: L Christie (Thames Valley). 200m: J Regis (Belgrave), S Wariso (Haringey). 400m: R Black (Team Solent). 1500m: K McKay (Sale). 5,000m: R Denmark (Basildon). 10,000m: G Staines (Belgrave). 110m hurdles: C Jackson (Brecon), T Jarrett (Haringey), A Tulloch (Wolverhampton). 400m hurdles: P Crampton (Spenborough). 3,000m steeplechase: J Chaston (Belgrave). High jump: B Reilly (Loughborough). Triple jump: J Edwards (Gateshead). Shot: P Edwards (Belgrave). Javelin: M Hill (Leeds), S Backley (Cambridge). WOMEN: 100m: K Merry (Birchfield). 200m: Merry. 400m: M Neef (City of Glasgow). 800m: D Modahl (Sale). 1500m: K Holmes (Ealing). 3,000m: Y Murray (Motherwell). 100m hurdles: C Court (Birchfield). 400m hurdles: S Gunnell (Essex), G Retchakan (Thurrock). High jump: J Bennett (Epsom). Long jump: Y Idowu (Essex). Triple jump: M Griffith (Windsor). Shot: J Oakes (Croydon). Discus: J McKernan (Lisburn). Javelin: S Holroyd (Sale).