Chalmers aiming for European Indoor Championships

Alastair Chalmers had not raced indoors since 2019

Alastair Chalmers hopes he can represent Great Britain at next month's European Indoor Championships.

The British outdoor 400m hurdles champion - who made the Olympic semi-finals last summer - finished third in the 400m in Birmingham on Sunday.

The 24-year-old Guernsey runner is hopeful he can get a place in the 4x400m relay squad.

"It's great to be with these guys, I'm mates with all of them so it'll be a really fun opportunity," Chalmers told BBC Sport after the race.

"It's a good opportunity to work on different things and be in different environments, which is what it's all about.

"I'm really excited to go out there and get ready and prep for the outdoors."

Alastair Chalmers' 2024 Olympic Games ended when he fell after hitting a hurdle in the semi-finals

Chalmers crashed out of the Olympic Games in Paris last summer when he fell after hitting a hurdle at the semi-final stage.

This year he is focusing on defending his British 400m hurdles title for a sixth successive year before heading to the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in September.

And he says his race in Birmingham, where he lost to winner Alex Haydock-Wilson and runner-up Josh Faulds, was the perfect way to start his season.

"I live for these occasions of high pressure situations, which is great, but today I just didn't get it right," he added.

"But that's the art of 400m running. Hopefully I can bounce back, go to the Europeans, run a good time with these boys in the mix and 4x400m and go on to outdoors over the hurdles.

"The big goal this year is still the world outdoors."