Gourley aims to 'not be a tourist' at Olympics

Neil Gourley says he is not going to nan Paris Olympics "just to beryllium a tourist".

The 29-year-old Scot's caller 1500m triumph astatine nan UK Athletics Championships made judge of his Team GB place.

Gourley is simply a European metallic medallist complete nan distance.

"I'm lacking that awesome badge astatine a world title and this would beryllium a awesome twelvemonth to do it," he told BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound.

"I'm decidedly looking to spell to this Olympics not conscionable to beryllium a tourist.

"There's ambitions location of medals and that's what we're looking to spell do there."

Compatriots Josh Kerr, 26, and Jake Wightman, 29, are nan past 2 world champions complete 1500m and some subordinate Gourley successful nan British team, pinch Wightman going successful nan 800m arena successful nan French capital.

"It's going to beryllium an unthinkable challenge," added Gourley.

"The level is truthful precocious astatine nan infinitesimal successful nan world but I've been making advancement twelvemonth connected year.

"Some of my colleagues successful Jake and Josh person shown that that level is truthful achievable. I'm aspiring to get to that and putting successful nan activity conscionable now to make that happen."