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UK Athletics has announced tougher qualifying marks for the European Championships, with athletes having to match the World Championship targets.
The standards for next summer's event in Barcelona will match those for this year's World Championships in Berlin, where Britain finished with six medals.
UKA head coach Charles van Commenee said the targets were designed to prepare athletes for the 2012 Olympics.
"No-one ever jumped higher by lowering the bar," said van Commenee.
"At this point in the Olympic cycle we are looking to prepare and shape contenders for London and therefore we want to use every major championship as a practice for that, applying the same principles and expecting the same level of performance.
"These higher standards mean those selected will be expected to make finals not simply to compete. We are looking for contenders, not pretenders."
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