Orangehair43 185 Posted Sunday at 10:34 AM #481 Share Posted Sunday at 10:34 AM (edited) 28 minutes ago, Olympicsnell said: This is kind of where i stand, i am a HUGE athletics fan, but when UKA leave an athlete at home who probably wont make a final, probably struggle for a semi spot, i am none to botherd. UKA have their standard and that is what the athletes should aim for, not a lesser qualification standard that just gets you to the show. If this was GB of old (92...96) then sure, send as many as possible and just be happy to be there, but GB now are a global powerhouse of sport and the athletes should be pushed to achieve higher standards of qualification. Some athletes will be upset to miss out, but GB have layed out exactly what you need to do to qualify, if you give them the option of leaving you at home, then do better. The general public will notice when there are track events without a single British entrant even the heats and the filed events are a mess. If the team gets the medals it’s expected to those issues won’t matter through but if things do not go quite as well and the medal count is down things could get a lot of notice. A lot of pressure comes on the medal hopefuls. This also is linked to the wider entire games GB performance. Get above 50 - 55 medals and everything will be seen as reasonably successful but below that and questions will get asked about the funding model and if it’s sustainable. Edited Sunday at 10:36 AM by Orangehair43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamGB 89 Posted Sunday at 10:37 AM #482 Share Posted Sunday at 10:37 AM 28 minutes ago, Olympicsnell said: This is kind of where i stand, i am a HUGE athletics fan, but when UKA leave an athlete at home who probably wont make a final, probably struggle for a semi spot, i am none to botherd. UKA have their standard and that is what the athletes should aim for, not a lesser qualification standard that just gets you to the show. If this was GB of old (92...96) then sure, send as many as possible and just be happy to be there, but GB now are a global powerhouse of sport and the athletes should be pushed to achieve higher standards of qualification. Some athletes will be upset to miss out, but GB have layed out exactly what you need to do to qualify, if you give them the option of leaving you at home, then do better. Agreed, especially when the trials are so close to the games, that barring injuries + weather, if you are not there now, you probably won't be there in Paris. In the end, there are enough events going on at the olympics for viewers not to be that disappointed with the lack of a GB athlete, and given that the primetime TV slots are in the evening, which coincides with Semi's and Finals, the viewers would barely see a difference between an athlete who missed out in the heats vs wasn't there at all. Olympicsnell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympicsnell 62 Posted Sunday at 10:49 AM #483 Share Posted Sunday at 10:49 AM 11 minutes ago, Orangehair43 said: The general public will notice when there are track events without a single British entrant even the heats and the filed events are a mess. If the team gets the medals it’s expected to those issues won’t matter through but if things do not go quite as well and the medal count is down things could get a lot of notice. A lot of pressure comes on the medal hopefuls. This also is linked to the wider entire games GB performance. Get above 50 - 55 medals and everything will be seen as reasonably successful but below that and questions will get asked about the funding model and if it’s sustainable. i dont think there will be riots because we (potentially) don't have someone in the mens 400mh and men's steeplechase, i honestly don't think anyone will care at all. Otherwise britain will be represented in every other track event, guaranteed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympicsnell 62 Posted Sunday at 02:26 PM #484 Share Posted Sunday at 02:26 PM (edited) Lina Nielsen with a great 400mh run just outside her personal best Chalmers just blew it by false starting on a 400m race, what a douche Edited Sunday at 02:34 PM by Olympicsnell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamGB 89 Posted Sunday at 02:42 PM #485 Share Posted Sunday at 02:42 PM He got the time under protest which feels even worse. You never know, they might select him knowing he can run the time (kind of), but I'm not confident. Olympicsnell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympicsnell 62 Posted Sunday at 02:45 PM #486 Share Posted Sunday at 02:45 PM 1 minute ago, TeamGB said: He got the time under protest which feels even worse. You never know, they might select him knowing he can run the time (kind of), but I'm not confident. i'm not confident of that either, he was flying, but probably running off pure anger, who knows maybe UKA will do the right thing but he does only have himself to blame sadly, resident misery guts will have a field day with this story if they don't take him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympicsnell 62 Posted Sunday at 02:50 PM #487 Share Posted Sunday at 02:50 PM Hudson-Smith is flying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangehair43 185 Posted Sunday at 02:50 PM #488 Share Posted Sunday at 02:50 PM 5 minutes ago, Olympicsnell said: i'm not confident of that either, he was flying, but probably running off pure anger, who knows maybe UKA will do the right thing but he does only have himself to blame sadly, resident misery guts will have a field day with this story if they don't take him He might be one of those pencilled in for a possible group interview. Olympicsnell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussB 70 Posted Sunday at 03:05 PM #489 Share Posted Sunday at 03:05 PM On 6/26/2024 at 9:45 PM, Epic Failure said: In related news, Phoebe has been selected for the Euro U18 Champs. I'm guessing (with absolutely *zero* special knowledge) that she will withdraw from that if she were to make Paris, as it is the week before the Olympics. Really don’t see the argument over not taking Chalmers. He ran the time without gaining any advantage. Dina with a really impressive performance! 22.18 into a headwind in the cold conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussB 70 Posted Sunday at 03:21 PM #490 Share Posted Sunday at 03:21 PM And that by Phoebe was brilliant. She is in play for a medal in Paris. Olympicsnell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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