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David Weir and Jonnie Peacock in GB IPC European Champs team
- Updated: May 17, 2016
Eight current world champions are among the 49 British athletes selected for the IPC Athletics European Championships in Grosseto, Italy, from June 10-16.
Six-time Paralympic gold medallist David Weir will compete over five events in Grosseto as he prepares for the Rio Paralympic Games, while reigning T44 100m Paralympic and European champion Jonnie Peacock and T44 long jump Paralympic silver medallist Stef Reid return to the fold after injuries saw them miss out on the IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha in October.
Richard Whitehead and Sophie Hahn are among the eight athletes who won gold medals in Doha and will lead the British squad taking on Europe’s best at the Carlo Zecchini Olympic Stadium. Whitehead goes in the T42 100m and 200m after setting a 200m world record of 24.10 in Doha last year. Hahn was also in world record-breaking form in 2015, dipping to 12.60 in the T38 100m. She will look to go better once again in a busy schedule that also includes the 200m and 4x100m relay.
Aled Davies extended his own shot put world record in Arizona last week with a throw of 16.13m, a mark which is still to be ratified by the IPC. The Welshman will look to retain his double European gold in the F42 shot put and discus which he achieved on home soil in Swansea 2014.
After a successful international debut in Swansea two years ago, Jo Butterfield will have her sights set on retaining her European title in the F32/51 club throw, but will face stiff competition from teammates Gemma Prescott and Abbie Hunnisett, who were third and fourth at the previous edition.
World champions Georgie Hermitage and Kadeena Cox both extended their world records last weekend in Barcelona in the T37 400m and 200m respectively and form part of the team for Italy where they will also be part of the T35-38 4x100m relay which includes …
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