DISCUS star Holly Neill has been given the honour of captaining the British team at the IPC European Championships this week.

The former world bronze medallist, from Chantmarle, is set to go in the F41 discus event in Grosseto, Italy, on Wednesday.

The British athlete added 10 centimetres to what was then the European record, with a throw of 23.76 metres in an IPC event in Dubai back in March.

Speaking about the captaincy, which she will share with F35 shot putter Sam Ruddock throughout the European event, Neill told Athletics weekly: “I’m totally honoured to be asked to be team captain for the IPC Athletics European Championships.

“There are a lot of experienced team members included in the squad so to be asked, I’m chuffed. I’ve been to two World Championships now so I do have experience of this team setting so hopefully I’ll be able to give the debutants any guidance that they need.”

She added: “My preparations coming into this competition have been going really well.

“I feel it is the best start to the season I’ve ever had – I got a personal best early this year and I have been hitting my targets already before this competition.”