Greene gets nod to lead British squad in Berlin

Former world champion Dai Greene will captain Great Britain’s squad at the European Championships in Berlin.

The 2011 world 400 metres hurdles champion has recovered from several injuries which forced him out of major championships, including the Rio Olympics, since 2013.

He will compete in the 400m hurdles heats on Tuesday and admitted he was surprised to get the nod after the 101-strong British team voted for him to be skipper.

Greene, pictured, said: “After such a long time out of the team, it came as quite a shock to be selected as captain for the European Championships by my team-mates.

“I am incredibly proud to take on the role once again. I can’t wait to lead such a great team into the Championships in Berlin next week.”

Greene pulled out of Wales’ Commonwealth Games squad with a groin injury just before the championships in Australia in April. He lost his funding in 2016 after being omitted from British Athletics’ world-class performance programmes for 2017. Neil Black, British Athletics performance director, added: “Dai is a truly great athlete both on and off the track and is a fantastic choice to lead what is our biggest team of the modern era.”