The big-name stars to look out for at the European Championships

1 August 2018

Last Updated: 1 August 2018

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Olympic and world champions have converged on Glasgow for the European Championships which start in the Scottish city on Thursday.

Six sports – aquatics, cycling, gymnastics, rowing, triathlon and team golf – will stage their own continental championships under a single multi-sport umbrella in the same city for the first time.

Here Press Association Sport picks out five big-name stars who will be targeting further success as the road to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics gets under way.

Adam Peaty

Adam Peaty — Adam Peaty is seeking more gold in Glasgow (Mike Egerton/PA)

Laura and Jason Kenny

Laura Kenny — Laura Kenny will form part of the GB women’s team pursuit (Tim Goode/PA)

Max Whitlock

Max Whitlock — Max Whitlock returns to the scene of his earlier triumph (Danny Lawson/PA)

Mark Cavendish

Mark Cavendish — Mark Cavendish has been named in the GB men’s road race team (Adam Davy/PA)

Alistair Brownlee

Alistair Brownlee — Alistair Brownlee faces a race against time to reach the start-line (Mike Egerton/PA)

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