FORMER Evesham Rowing Club star Alex Gregory will be competing at the European Championships in Germany next month.

Gregory, who hails from Wormington, has been named by British Rowing for the event in Brandenburg from May 6 to 8.

Gregory, London 2012 gold medallist in the four, returns to that boat and races with his trials winning partner, Mohamed Sbihi, plus George Nash and stroke Constantine Louloudis.

The quartet are all reigning World Champions in the men’s eight.

Gregory said: “Everything we do aims towards the Olympics and now finally we are starting to form the crews that will make up the Olympic team.

“With the European Championships as the first test, I can't wait to get the 2016 racing season underway. It's a privilege to race for our country and the feeling of pride and excitement never diminishes.”

Double Olympic men’s four champions Pete Reed and Andrew T Hodge have been selected into the men’s eight in a line-up which includes Scott Durant and 2012 men’s eight medallist Matt Langridge alongside multiple World Champions Paul Bennett, Matt Gotrel, Tom Ransley, stroke Will Satch and cox Phelan Hill. Ransley, Satch and Hill are also 2012 medallists.

Sir David Tanner, GB Rowing Team Performance Director, said: “We are clearly ambitious to do well in Rio and will race and then review the Europeans combinations announced today. We will also enter six crews for the Varese World Cup regatta in ten days’ time.”