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Katy Marchant and Elinor Barker have been included in Great Britain’s squad for the European Track Championships in what will be their first international competition since giving birth.<\/span><\/p>\n Olympic bronze medallist Marchant, 30, who gave birth to son Arthur in June 2022, is in the women’s sprint team.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Olympic gold and silver medallist Barker, 28, is part of the endurance squad, 10 months after having son Nico.<\/span><\/p>\n The competition takes place from 8-12 February in Grenchen, Switzerland.<\/span><\/p>\n Wales’ Barker, who was pregnant when she helped Britain to team pursuit silver at the Tokyo Games, is picked alongside Katie Archibald, Josie Knight, Neah Evans, Anna Morris and Ella Barnwell.<\/span><\/p>\n The tournament is the start of the qualification period for the 2024 Olympics Games in Paris.<\/span><\/p>\n “In the case of Elinor Barker and Katy Marchant, this is the first opportunity to see them competing on the international stage since giving birth, so it’s a pleasure to welcome them back,” British Cycling’s performance director Stephen Park said.<\/span><\/p>\n Dan Bigham, Ethan Vernon and Ollie Wood, who were part of the quartet that won the <\/span>team pursuit world title in October<\/span><\/a> alongside Ethan Hayter, are joined in the men’s endurance squad by Charlie Tanfield and debutants Will Perrett and Fred Wright.<\/span><\/p>\n Joe Truman will also return for the men’s sprint, in his first major event since <\/span>injury at the 2022 Commonwealth Games<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Men’s endurance: <\/strong>Dan Bigham, Will Perrett, Charlie Tanfield, Will Tidball, Ethan Vernon, Ollie Wood, Fred Wright.<\/span><\/p>\n Women’s endurance: <\/strong>Katie Archibald, Elinor Barker, Ella Barnwell, Neah Evans, Josie Knight, Anna Morris.<\/span><\/p>\n Women’s sprint: <\/strong>Lauren Bell, Sophie Capewell, Emma Finucane, Katy Marchant.<\/span><\/p>\n Men’s sprint: <\/strong>Jack Carlin, Ali Fielding, Joe Truman, Hamish Turnbull.<\/span><\/p>\nGreat Britain’s squad for the European Track Championships<\/h2>\n