SPRINTER Emily Freeman faces a double challenge in the European Championships in Barcelona.

The Mirfield athlete, who runs for Wakefield Harriers, has been included in the Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the four-day event, which starts on July 27, in both the 200m and the 4x100m relay.

In the relay she will team up with Montell Douglas (Blackheath & Bromley), Katherine Endacott (City of Plymouth), Joice Maduaka (Woodford Green & Essex Ladies), Elaine O’Neill (Woodford Green & Essex Ladies), Laura Turner (Harrow AC)

Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu was the most notable absentee from GB team.

Ohuruogu, who won 400 metres gold at the World Championships in Osaka in 2007 and the Beijing Olympics in 2008, has been suffering from a quad injury and missed the recent trials in Birmingham.

The 26-year-old Londoner said: “Initially we thought it was not serious but now it seems more serious and I will be out for the next few weeks.

“I am preparing for the rest of the season as well as I can despite the setback. I am remaining positive and keeping my head focused.”

Great Britain Team, Women: 100m: Laura Turner (Harrow); 200m: Emily Freeman (Wakefield); 400m: Lee McConnell (Shaftesbury Barnet); 800m: Jenny Meadows (Wigan), Marilyn Okoro (Shaftesbury), Jemma Simpson (Newquay & Par); 1,500m: Hannah England (Bud Baldaro), Lisa Dobriskey (Ashford), Stephanie Twell (Aldershot, Farnham & District); 5,000m: Jo Pavey (Exeter); 10,000m: Jo Pavey (Exeter); 3,000m steeplechase: Hatti Dean (Hallamshire), Barbara Parker (City of Norwich); Marathon: Helen Decker (Ipswich), Susan Partridge (Leeds City), Michelle Ross-Cope (City of Stoke), Rebecca Robinson (Kendal), Holly Rush (Team Bath), Jo Wilkinson (Bedford & County); 20km walk: Joanna Jackson (Redcar); 400m hurdles: Eilidh Child (Pitreavie), Perri Shakes-Drayton (Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets); Pole vault: Kate Dennison (Sale); 4x100m relay: Montell Douglas (Blackheath & Bromley), Katherine Endacott (City of Plymouth), Emily Freeman (Wakefield), Joice Maduaka (Woodford Green & Essex Ladies), Elaine O’Neill (Woodford Green & Essex Ladies), Laura Turner (Harrow AC); 4x400m relay: Victoria Barr (Rugby & Northampton), Lee McConnell (Shaftesbury Barnet), Marilyn Okoro (Shaftesbury Barnet), Nadine Okyere (Birchfield), Nicola Sanders (Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow), Perri Shakes-Drayton (Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets), Kim Wall (Basildon); Heptathlon: Jessica Ennis (City of Sheffield)

In the men’s team Veteran sprinter Christian Malcolm, 31, has been selected for the 200m, with promising youngster James Dasaolu, 22, joining Dwain Chambers in the 100m.

Mo Farah and Chris Thompson have both been selected for the 5,000 and 10,000m, with the 10,000m being a straight final on the opening day of competition.

Britain look to have numerous medal prospects in Barcelona, with William Sharman and Andy Turner chasing a one-two in the 110m hurdles.