Purvis bids for Euro glory

Purvis won the British all-around championship Credit: Picture: Dominic Lipinski

Southport gymnast Daniel Purvis has been named in Great Britain's squad for the European Championships.

The news comes just days after the Olympic bronze medallist won the British all-around title in Liverpool.

He'll be joined in the squad by Louis Smith, who will represent Great Britain for the first time since his double Olympic medal-winning performance at London 2012.

World all-around silver medallist and reigning pommel horse champion Max Whitlock and Olympic team-mates Kristian Thomas, Sam Oldham and Courtney Tulloch finish off the six-man squad.

Four-time Commonwealth Games champion Claudia Fragapane is in the women's team, which also includes the experienced Becky Downie and her younger sister Ellie and 2015 British all-around champion Amy Tinkler.

The European championships take place in Montpellier between April 15 and 19 and will only feature individual all-around and apparatus events.