UK's Moscow medal hopes • [Eriksson's out, who's in?]

[fromage]

Bearing in mind the comments I made numerous times about rushing Jodie last year and how wrong I thought it, I was interested to read Afilaka 's comments about Gemili in todays Telegraph with which I so agree; how inadvised it is to ruin careers by rushing young athletes into heavy senior competitions for which they are not mentally ready and his remarks about the number of young athletes who never recover from excessive pressure heaped on them by the notorious British media and others. Acc to Afilaka, Gemili was pooped by the pressures this w/e and the Juniors in Barcelona are priority numero uno.

sensible guy who seen it all before.

Hope Gemili concentrates on the the lesser task in the Juniors.

[mump boy]

i hope he concentrates 100% on Barcelona and then runs in london as an afterthought, he's earned his place and is not keeping anyone else of note out of the team

[Flumpy]

It's also an Olympics in his home country, an opportunity that will never happen again.

He should though avoid the relay aand all media so as not to feed the idiotic hype that is bound to surround him.

[John G]

My last post was to Mumps post; were you, John G , at the same trials as I watched. "The womens 800m was a cracking race ".

I will always recall this race as a sumptuous example of a so called top and experienced runner showing proof of the most inane stupidity possible. A ridiculous race.

I thought Okoro's mistake just added to the drama. Great home straight battle between a veteran and a junior with a complete outsider coming through to take in the latter stages.

A lot of people think I'm quite strange, getting so much enjoyment from a minority sport. Didn't expect to get ridiculed for it on one of the sports own message boards.

Serious question, Fromage - why do you follow the sport?

[bushop]

Aust targets six Olympics athletics medals
June 25, 2012
"Athletics Australia high performance manager Eric Hollingsworth has long flagged an ambitious target of six medals in London - a figure not achieved by Australia at Olympic or world championships level since Mexico City in 1968."

Jessica Zelinka, Dylan Armstrong head Canada's Olympic track squad
Jul 1, 2012
"Canada has targeted three medals in London and between six and eight top-eight finishes."

[bushop]

Final British team named for European Championships
Who are the 17-18 possible medalist?

[fromage]

John G,
Anybody who thinks that pleasure from Track and Field is strange is weird; its a great sport relatively untainted by the crazy excesses of national team sports , vast amounts of money, ridiculous egos , etc, etc. the world over, especially professional ball sports such as soccer, and the corrupt stuff in another country! Minority sport , be buggered. A great sport.A centre piece of the OG.

I follow our great sport more in my seventies than I did since the 48 games ,as I have more time and the tv and computer connects me all over the world with whats happening, and instantly.

I profoundly disagree with your estimation of a great race in the womens 800m at the w/e with a lot of moderate talents afraid to even follow through to a sub 2 mins result and the crazy running of Okoro.

I abhor the attitude that we are all bound to say nothing but wonderful( so called "positive") things about our own countries athletes, even when unjustified and unrealistic; sadly, a lot of track fans around, especially in ones own country, think that love of our sport translates to little interest in Track and field around the globe merely at home.

Frankly, I am at least as interested, or even more, in many cases in the American Olympic Trials than the milk and water stuff over the w/e in Birmingham.

[bushop]

The british 4x100 women just kicked themselves out of the olympics[at the European Championships]. Poland and Switzerland made it into the top 16 and Australia and GBR are out.

I'm furious about the 4x1
UK have made absolutely no attempt to qualify until today total, incompetence and apathy

[bushop]

British Olympic team
July 3, 2012

British Olympic team
WOMEN
100m: Anyika Onuora, Abi Oyepitan
200m: Margaret Adeoye, Onuora, Oyepitan
400m: Shana Cox, Lee McConnell, Christine Ohuruogu
800m: Lynsey Sharp
1500m: Lisa Dobriskey, Hannah England, Laura Weightman
5000m: Julia Bleasdale, Barbara Parker, Jo Pavey
10,000m: Bleasdale, Pavey
3000mSC: Eilish McColgan, Parker
100mH: Jessica Ennis, Tiffany Porter
400mH: Eilidh Child, Perri Shakes-Drayton
Pole vault: Holly Bleasdale, Kate Dennison
Long jump: Shara Proctor
Triple jump: Yamile Aldama
Hammer: Sophie Hitchon
Javelin: Goldie Sayers
Heptathlon: Ennis, Louise Hazel, Katarina Johnson-Thompson
20kmW: Johanna Jackson
4x400m: Child, Cox, Emily Diamond, McConnell, Ohuruogu, Marilyn Okoro, Nicola Sanders, Shakes-Drayton

MEN
100m: Dwain Chambers, James Dasaolu, Adam Gemili
200m: James Ellington, Christian Malcolm
400m: Nigel Levine, Martyn Rooney, Conrad Williams
800m: Andrew Osagie, Michael Rimmer
1500m: Andy Baddeley, Ross Murray
5000m: Mo Farah, Nick McCormick
10,000m: Farah, Chris Thompson
3000mSC: Stuart Stokes
110mH: Lawrence Clarke, Andrew Pozzi, Andy Turner
400mH: Jack Green, Dai Greene, Rhys Williams
High jump: Robbie Grabarz
Pole vault: Steve Lewis
Long jump: Greg Rutherford, Chris Tomlinson
Triple jump: Phillips Idowu
Shot: Carl Myerscough
Discus: Abdul Buhari, Brett Morse, Lawrence Okoye
Hammer: Alex Smith
Javelin: Mervyn Luckwell
Decathlon: Daniel Awde
50kmW: Dominic King
4x100m: Chambers, Dasaolu, Ellington, Gemili, Mark Lewis-Francis, Malcolm, Danny Talbot, Simeon Williamson
4x400m: Richard Buck, Green, Greene, Luke Lennon-Ford, Levine, Rooney, Rob Tobin, Williams

[Flumpy]

British Olympic team
July 3, 2012
"Other events, meanwhile, were left open as athletes were given a chance to chase further qualifying marks in the lead up to the deadline."

What does this mean? Who?

[bushop]

British Olympic team
July 3, 2012
"Other events, meanwhile, were left open as athletes were given a chance to chase further qualifying marks in the lead up to the deadline."

What does this mean? Who?

I was quoting the article.
I assume it means folks not named to the squad can pursue a team spot in upcoming competitions. I'm also curious as to who can/ will... esp if Sharp would pursue an "A" so more Brits can run the 800m.

Which I now see was not the intent of the text... no chasing.

[andyjgt]

Ricky Soos in Paris all over again...

(yes that was a WC but they hadn't introduced the send-B-with-As option by then)

[bushop]

Drugs cheats Chambers and Myerscough in but no place for Meadows
Tuesday, 03 July 2012
"Sharp... appears to have got the nod because she is seen as a racer rather than a time trialist, having also won the official UK trials at Birmingham last month, beating her main rivals."

Golden pledge: I'll quit if we don't win eight medals, says athletics chief
3 July 2012
"Van Commenee added that a different but weighty number of medals — ‘such as seven golds or 15 medals with no golds’ — would also be sufficient to stay in the post."

[bushop]

Track & Field News' predicts van Commenee's resignation:
5 men’s medals...
5k Mo Farah
10k Mo Farah
400m h Dai Greene
LJ Greg Rutherford
TJ Phillips Idowu
1 women's medal,,,
Hept Jessica Ennis

[bushop]

Phillips Idowu, Team GB triple jumper, denies injury reports
11 July 2012
"Any of the 12 men in the final will be a threat," added Idowu.

GB athletes need confidence boost - Cram
11 July 2012
"The likes of Phillips, Dai and Mo, our big medal contenders, will really want to perform, especially if it's their last competition. They'll want it to be a good one."

[mump boy]

We've always known that it was a possibility but were rather losing hope, Perri just added herself to list of medal contenders in BIG WAY

[fromage]

one swallow does not a summer make.

A very excellent performance by PSD, but it aint three rounds in the OG.

PSD went public with her thoughts the other day and said she is not yet ready for medals perhaps in her career, but her ambition is to reach the final, which in a rather indifferent year for womens 400m hurdles is within her compass.

[mump boy]

one swallow does not a summer make.

A very excellent performance by PSD, but it aint three rounds in the OG.

PSD went public with her thoughts the other day and said she is not yet ready for medals perhaps in her career, but her ambition is to reach the final, which in a rather indifferent year for womens 400m hurdles is within her compass.

Do you understand the meaning of the word contender ??

[Flumpy]

HA!!! He started a thread here complaining that no Americans were congratulating Perri on her 'fine performance', but as soon as a British person make the same observation we immediately hear from him why it's not so good after all.

What a berk.

[errolM]

HA!!! He started a thread here complaining that no Americans were congratulating Perri on her 'fine performance', but as soon as a British person make the same observation we immediately hear from him why it's not so good after all.

What a berk.

Compared to some of the most poisonous racism I've read in years that PSD's performance attracted on the Daily Telegraph's comment sections, I have no problem with anything here.

Jesus, that rag is getting worse. A concerted BNP blogbomb these days.

[fromage]

Try reading , flumpy, its not too hard ;

I said PSD's performance was a fine performance which it was, but a DL performance and not 3 rounds, and I then quoted what she had said herself about her chances in August. Not that PSD would know as much about herself as some self important self styled superfan

Her performance was not downgraded by me , you twerp, but unlike the AW nutters which you represent so well I do NOT hang medals round peoples necks like you and your friend Mump Boy.

[fromage]

The Telegraph , a poisonous racist rag, errol???

You are nuts, but there are plenty here to bear comparison.

[errolM]

The Telegraph , a poisonous racist rag, errol???

You are nuts, but there are plenty here to bear comparison.

Try reading fromage, it's not too hard....

Where did I write that the Telegraph is a poisonous racist rag?

Answer - I didn't.

Read what I said again. Carefully this time., Read some of the COMMENTS. I'd post links, but you're the one with the miscomprehension, so you can do the work - I'm not spoonfeeding you.

[fromage]

"that rag is getting worse"... which rag were you referring to having mentioned the Telegraph... dont talk in badly worded riddles.. then we may understand what you tried unsuccessfully to say.

[errolM]

"that rag is getting worse"... which rag were you referring to having mentioned the Telegraph... dont talk in badly worded riddles.. then we may understand what you tried unsuccessfully to say.

Nice try, but failed. Again. "Jesus, that rag is getting worse" was my quote.

"The Telegraph, a poisonous, racist rag, errol?" was your quote.

If your going to be patronising, stop being a berkeley hunt and get pedantic - it just won't work otherwise. I'm good at this, you are not.

Here's the link. As even you may be able to surmise, many comments have been removed by the moderators on the aforementioned article.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/9399315/London-Grand-Prix-Perri-Shakes-Drayton-becomes-second-fastest-British-woman-in-400m-hurdles.html#disqus_thread

[mump boy]

HA!!! He started a thread here complaining that no Americans were congratulating Perri on her 'fine performance', but as soon as a British person make the same observation we immediately hear from him why it's not so good after all.

What a berk.

Compared to some of the most poisonous racism I've read in years that PSD's performance attracted on the Daily Telegraph's comment sections, I have no problem with anything here.

Jesus, that rag is getting worse. A concerted BNP blogbomb these days.

I saw that it was totally disgraceful

[bushop]

Track & Field News' predictions:
5 men’s medals...
5k Mo Farah
10k Mo Farah
400m h Dai Greene
LJ Greg Rutherford
TJ Phillips Idowu
1 women's medal...
Hept Jessica Ennis

Tiffany Porter facing fitness race as Team GB's injury list mounts
15 Jul 2012
"With a target of at least eight medals in London, van Commenee will be relieved that other athletes such as 400m hurdler Perri Shakes-Drayton and javelin thrower Goldie Sayers have moved into serious podium contention with breakthrough performances at Crystal Palace, though the possibility that some of Britain’s biggest stars could be carrying injuries will be a major concern."

[norunner]

Looks like another medal contender just surfaced: Steven Lewis won at the Kuso Memorial in Poland with 5.82m. New UK record? Nick Buckfield is the only british 5.80 jumper i can think of.

[mump boy]

this will disappoint a few posters on here

Medal contenders

Mo x2
Dai Greene
Greg Rutherford
Chris Tomlinson
Phillips Idowu
Steve Lewis
Robbie Grabaz
Lawrence Okoye
m4x4
TBO
a middle distance girl
Tiffany Ofili (if fit)
PSD
Shara Proctor
Yami
Holly Bleasedale
Goldie Sayers
w4x4

a couple of tenuous ones as well

Jack Green
Andrew Osagie

[Runnerz76]

There are no UK female middle distance runners within the same country code of an Olympic medal in 2012. I dont see one UK woman in the top 10 of any middle distance race in the Olympic Games this year.

[Fortius19]

One article recently linked to the front page on TF&N.com said since '68 (I think), home countries have enjoyed an average of a 54% increase in medals.

I look forward to GBR stepping up, with many athletes in all sports/events surpassing expectations.

[bushop]

:D
this will disappoint a few posters on here
Medal contenders
Mo x2
Dai Greene
Greg Rutherford
Chris Tomlinson
Phillips Idowu
Steve Lewis
Robbie Grabaz
Lawrence Okoye
m4x4
TBO
a middle distance girl
Tiffany Ofili (if fit)
PSD
Shara Proctor
Yami
Holly Bleasedale
Goldie Sayers
w4x4
a couple of tenuous ones as well
Jack Green
Andrew Osagie

Is one of those Jessica Ennis?

[mump boy]

There are no UK female middle distance runners within the same country code of an Olympic medal in 2012. I dont see one UK woman in the top 10 of any middle distance race in the Olympic Games this year.

i don't remember jenny simpson or hannah england being at the top of anyone's prediction list last year

i don't think it's going to take 3.56 to win in London, so anyone who is in the 4.02 range is in with a chance, especially those who have done it before

[fromage]

:D
this will disappoint a few posters on here
Medal contenders
Mo x2
Dai Greene
Greg Rutherford
Chris Tomlinson
Phillips Idowu
Steve Lewis
Robbie Grabaz
Lawrence Okoye
m4x4
TBO
a middle distance girl
Tiffany Ofili (if fit)
PSD
Shara Proctor
Yami
Holly Bleasedale
Goldie Sayers
w4x4
a couple of tenuous ones as well
Jack Green
Andrew Osagie

Is one of those Jessica Ennis?

Yes but how many of Mumps "contenders" will he state would be on his final Medal Prediction list... far from over 20 on the above list, I assume .

I reckon a total of 5/6 individual medals and no relay medals this time.Hope to be a bit undercooked but that the way I see it.
Trust none of our Flag Wavers are too upset.

[mump boy]

:D
this will disappoint a few posters on here
Medal contenders
Mo x2
Dai Greene
Greg Rutherford
Chris Tomlinson
Phillips Idowu
Steve Lewis
Robbie Grabaz
Lawrence Okoye
m4x4
TBO
a middle distance girl
Tiffany Ofili (if fit)
PSD
Shara Proctor
Yami
Holly Bleasedale
Goldie Sayers
w4x4
a couple of tenuous ones as well
Jack Green
Andrew Osagie

Is one of those Jessica Ennis?

do you think she'll medal ?!!