EUROPEAN Athletics president Svein Arne Hansen says he finds British Athletics’ selection policy for the upcoming European Championships in Amsterdam “strange”.
Svein Arne Hansen, the European Athletics president, would like to see top British athletes in Amsterdam
The national governing body are following the same policy as for the 2012 championships which states that track athletes who achieve automatic selection for the Olympics in Rio will not be eligible for the Europeans from July 6-10 unless the performance director, Neil Black, believes European competition would be beneficial for their Rio Olympic preparation.