SOPHIE Hitchon and Holly Bradshaw have both been confirmed in the Great Britain squad for next month's European Championships.

The Blackburn Harriers pair were victorious in the national championships earlier this summer and their spots on the plane to Berlin were confirmed when the 102-strong party was revealed on Tuesday.

Hitchon will be making her first appearance at a senior European Championships having claimed bronze in the junior version in 2009.

The Burnley hammer thrower won Olympic bronze in Rio in 2016 but missed out on a medal at the Commonwealth Games in April when she failed to register a mark.

The 27-year-old will be Britain's sole representative in the hammer.

Bradshaw, meanwhile, will be joined by compatriots Lucy Bryan and Molly Caudrey in the pole vault.

Euxton's Bradshaw was fourth in the Commonwealth Games in Australia but claimed victory at the Athletics World Cup in London just a few weeks ago.

She will be bidding for her first major outdoor medal at the championships which run from August 6-12.

Elsewhere, Laura Muir will only race in the 1500m as she hunts her first major outdoor title.

The 25-year-old has opted to withdraw from the 800m after suffering an inflamed Achilles at the Anniversary Games at the weekend.

Muir claimed bronze in the 3000m and silver in the 1500m at the World Indoor Championships in March having won gold in both at the European Indoors last year.

Performance director Neil Black said: "The standard of performances from British athletes since the Commonwealth Games in April has been extremely high and therefore competition for places to Berlin has been more competitive than ever.

"This is a huge opportunity for athletes to demonstrate form ahead of two global championship summers.

"The team is our largest for over 100 years and we look forward to watching them thrive under the spotlight of a major championships.

"These European Championships are an important marker on the road to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and we expect to be competing for medals at every turn."

World number one Lorraine Ugen is included in the long jump with fellow European leaders Zharnel Hughes (100m) and Dina Asher-Smith (100m and 200m) are tipped to win gold.

Anyika Onuora and Eilidh Doyle will make history in Berlin as they prepare for a record-equalling fifth appearance for the British team at a European Championships.

For the first time at a major championships there are more women (56) selected than men (46).

Black added: "It is fantastic that for the first time ever more women than men have been selected and this underlines further that athletics is a truly equal sport.

"I would like to congratulate both Anyika and Eilidh on what will be their fifth appearance for the British team at the European Championships."