Katie’s back from her Euros adventure with the Lionesses, as the team preview British Champs in Birmingham this weekend - who’s in trouble, where are the big battles and how does qualification actually work? We’ve (Hannah) has got all the answers…😂

Ahead of the release of our full interview with Georgia Hunter Bell next week, the Paris Olympic bronze medallist reveals her plans for Birmingham and gives us the latest on whether she’ll double up in Tokyo.

There’s a brief preview of the USATF Outdoor Championships in Eugene, and we round up other news, in a packed edition.

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