European Championships 2018: Great Britain’s best Gold medal hopes

Who can deliver glory this summer?

The top athletes of Team GB are on their marks for this summer’s European Championships – which takes place in the duel locations of Berlin and Glasgow.

It all kicks off on Thursday 2^nd August. Ahead of a host of action – from athletics to swimming, cycling and more – the Coral News Team look at Britain’s best hopes of delivering Gold.

Hammer Throw – Sophie Hitchon

A senior Gold medal has eluded the 27-year-old so far, but that may not be the case for long.

The Burnley-born thrower followed up a fourth-placed finish in the 2015 World Championships with an Olympic Bronze 12 months later. And she  went one better with a silver in this year’s Athletics World Cup.

Having set a New British Record four times in her career, Hitchon will be full of confidence ahead of the European Championships.

Cycling – Jason Kenny

The cycling star did it all at Rio 2016. Kenny picked up three Gold medals – in the Team Sprint, Individual Sprint and Keirin.

A man for the big occasion, the 30-year-old has now bagged at least one Gold at three successive Olympics. And with this his first major-stage appearance since 2016, he’ll be ready and raring to go.

The question might not be whether or not he tops the podium, but how many events he does it in.

Gymnastics – Max Whitlock

It was double delight in the Gold medal stakes for the supremely talented gymnast in Rio. He dominated in the Floor Exercise and Pommel Horse sections.