Do the best runners not enter this? Realise that sounds very patronising.
They do, depending on the schedule of the tournament.
Netherlands had both Bol and Klaver in their team last night.
Quite a few of the athletes who ran last night, were out again this morning in the men's and women's individual 400m.
Then you have the athletes who run the 400m hurdles, and those who run the 4x400m men's and women's team event.
There are few rounds in the European championships, so it is doable.
It might be a different story in the Olympics, where the times needed to qualify through the rounds will be more difficult.
You also have some athletes who chose to miss these championships, in order to prepare for the Olympics.
Ireland will still have a great chance in the Olympics. They finished 3rd in the relay championships last month in Barbados.