Venue: Oval Lingotto, Turin Date: 6-8 March
Coverage: All live on BBC Red Button and BBC Sport website; live on Saturday and Sunday 1400-1710 GMT on BBC Two
 Chambers is seen as the favourite in the men's 60m event
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Dwain Chambers and Mo Farah will carry Britain's medal hopes at this weekend's European Indoor Championships in Turin.
Controversial sprinter Chambers, 31, is tipped for 60m gold, while Farah, 25, could top the podium in the 3,000m.
Team GB's chances of success in Italy have been hit by several withdrawals in the build-up.
Kelly Sotherton (pentathlon), Chris Tomlinson, Jade Johnson (both long jump) and Chris Warburton (1500m) are all out of contention with injuries.
Chambers, who remains barred from GB Olympic selection after serving a two-year doping ban, ran a 60m personal best of 6.51 seconds last month.
He impressed at the GB trials in Sheffield, and is joined in Turin by Craig Pickering and Simeon Williamson. Tyrone Edgar is also injured.
Somali-born Farah knocked more than six seconds off his own British 3,000m indoor record at the UK Indoor Grand Prix, winning in seven minutes 34.47 secs.
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KATHERINE MERRY'S BLOG
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He failed to reach the 5,000m final at last year's Beijing Olympics and is determined to make amends.
"I was really disappointed with what happened at the Olympics, but I've [since] done a lot of hard work," he said.
"I went out to Ethiopia in the winter and trained really hard and then went to Kenya and trained there. I've learned a lot over the last year."
Farah is hoping to emulate John Mayock, who won European 3,000m indoor gold for Britain in 1998, and whose British record he broke earlier this year.
"I've already got one of his records, so if I can do what John did it would be nice. He's a great guy."
"But I can't just say 'Yeah, I'm going for a medal', and then sit back."
Meanwhile, veteran sprinter Donna Fraser, 36, has hinted that a good showing in Turin could have an impact on her retirement plans.
"Things might change if Sunday goes well," she said. "I have a race plan, and anything is possible.
"I've had a completely different outlook this winter - just taking every day as it came. I've learned from my mistakes in the last two years."
GB team for European Indoor Championships:
Men: 60m: Dwain Chambers, Craig Pickering, Simeon Williamson 400m: Richard Buck, Nick Leavey 1500m: Neil Speight 3000m: Mark Draper, Mo Farah, Nick McCormick 60m hurdles: Allan Scott, Andy Turner High Jump: Martyn Bernard, Samson Oni Pole Vault: Steve Lewis Long Jump: Greg Rutherford Shot: Carl Myerscough 4x400m: Buck, Dale Garland, Leavey, Nigel Levine, Phil Taylor.
Women: 400m: Donna Fraser 800m: Jennifer Meadows, Marilyn Okoro 1500m: Hannah England, Susan Scott 3000m: Katrina Wootton 60m hurdles: Gemma Bennett, Sarah Claxton Pole Vault: Kate Dennison 4x400m: Vicki Barr, Tara Bird, Fraser, Kim Wall, Dawn Wilson.
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