Nelson was part of the 4x100m relay squad at the Beijing Olympics

Staffordshire athletes Steven Lewis, Kate Dennison and Ashlee Nelson have been named in the Great Britain squad for the European Team Championships.

Lewis and Dennison, both national champions, will be Great Britain's representatives in the pole vault.

Nelson, from the City of Stoke club, will compete in the women's 100m and form part of the sprint relay squad.

The event, which is taking place for the first time, starts in Leiria, Portugal on Saturday 20 June.

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