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Jessica Warner-Judd raises her hands to celebrate finishing in eighth place in the 10,000m at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest this summer
Jessica Warner-Judd was delighted with her eighth place in the 10,000m at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest this summer
Location: Brussels, Belgium Date: Sunday 10 December
Coverage: Watch live on BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button, BBC Sport website & BBC Sport app.

The European Cross Country Championships take place in Belgium on Sunday, and BBC Sport has live coverage on its digital platforms.

A team of 40 will represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland for individual and team medals.

The senior men’s team in Brussels will be headed by trials winner Hugo Milner, while Zak Mahamed, last year’s under-23 silver medallist, and Callum Elson also feature.

The senior women’s squad includes Jessica Warner-Judd and Abbie Donnelly, who finished eighth and ninth respectively last year and helped Britain win the team silver medal.

Megan Keith, who dominated the women’s trial race in Liverpool, will be aiming to win the under-23 title having taken silver in Turin last December, while last year’s men’s under-20 champion Will Barnicoat steps up to the under-23 division.

Great Britain is by far the most successful nation in the history of the championships, topping the medal table at 17 of the last 19 editions, including last year in Italy. They have won 75 gold medals and 177 medals in total.

Notable successes have included former world marathon record-holder Paula Radcliffe winning individual senior gold in 1998 and 2003, as well as Sir Mo Farah, who won his first major senior title at the 2006 championships.

Norway’s Karoline Bjerkeli Grovdal is seeking a hat-trick of titles in the senior women’s race, but compatriot Jakob Ingebrigtsen will not be bidding to retain his title in the men’s event.

Live coverage details

Sunday, 10 December

11:15-16:15 – BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app

Timetable

11:25 – U20 women

11:50 – U20 men

12:10 – Mixed relay

12:35 – U23 women

13:05 – U23 men

13:35 – Senior women

14:15 – Senior men

Highlights

17:00-18:00 – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app

All times are GMT. Coverage times are subject to late changes. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made.

Great Britain and Northern Ireland team

Senior Women

Niamh Bridson Hubbard, Abbie Donnelly, Izzy Fry, Amelia Quirk, Poppy Tank, Jessica Warner-Judd

Senior Men

Callum Elson, Calum Johnson, Zak Mahamed, Alfie Manthorpe, Angus McMillan, Hugo Milner

Senior Mixed Relay

Adam Fogg, Joshua Lay, Khahisa Mhlanga, Bethan Morley

U23 Women

Megan Keith, Olivia Mason, Lynn McKenna, Alexandra Millard, Eloise Walker, Tia Wilson

U23 Men

Will Barnicoat, Matt Stonier, James Kingston, Rory Leonard, Henry McLuckie, Tomer Tarragano

U20 Women

Jess Bailey, Innes Fitzgerald, Zoe Hunter, Moli Lyons, Katie Pye, Lizzie Wellsted

U20 Men

Henry Dover, Sam Hodgson, Andrew McGill, Rowan Miell-Ingram, Sam Mills, Louis Small

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