They are joined by Ukraine's reigning Olympic heptathlon champion Nataliya Dobrynska.

The Commission, elected every four years, is currently chaired by Swedish high jump star Stefan Holm and Mikaela Ingberg of Finland, who will be seeking re-election.

The election for the term 2010-2014 will take place during the European Championships to be held in Barcelona between July 26 and August 1.

This year’s nominations in the men’s category also include former pole vault world champion Rens Blom of the Netherlands, Slovak hammer thrower Libor Charfreitag, multiple European and World Championships shot put medallist Manuel Martinez of Spain, Italian hurdler Laurent Ottoz, Polish 400m runner  Marek Plawgo and Austrian distance runner Gunther Weidlinger.

Alongside Ingberg and Dobrynska in the women’s category are multiple European, Olympic and World Championships high jumper Kajsa Berqvist of Sweden, Bulgarian sprinter Ivet Lalova, reigning World Championships pole vault silver medallist Monika Pyrek of Poland and former Olympic and world indoor high jump champion Yelena Slesarenko of Russia.

The present members of the commission are Lalova, Martinez, Ottoz, Pyrek and Denmark's Christina Scherwin, with Britain's former Olympic triple jump champion Jonathan Edwards in the position of European Athletics Council liaison.

The European Athletics office will compile a campaign booklet with the qualified candidates and distribute it in the welcome bags for all participating athletes in Barcelona.

In addition, all accepted candidates will have the opportunity to display an information sheet at the polling station on site in Barcelona.

All accredited athletes will be able to cast their votes between July 28 and 31 at the polling stations located at the information desks in each of the eight team hotels.