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I think with Peters it would have been controversial to select someone finishing third while the person who beat them didn’t get selected. 

32 minutes ago, RussB said:

Trust me I get it which is why I didn't say they were the same circumstances. But to me semantics needs to be put aside when the management is tasked with bringing home the most medals. This is precisely why discretion was so high up in the priority list for selection. They had the scope to put him in, but have left us with a fly swimmer who barely swims the event in Joe (absolutely amazing result to win the trials), and who I'm pretty sure the management do not want to be swimming in the relay.

 

Dean's schedule isn't so bad now that he misses the 100 and 200 individuals, so wouldn't need to be rested, alongside Jimmy. It is only Scott and Richards that need help with the workload.

 

The rest of the selections I think are sensible, not taking Amelie I do understand given her performances at trials were not close enough to the consideration times. It is good to see Eva going in the relay, and Anderson as most of us were agreed had to be selected. I am pleased for Angharad, as thought the womens medlay relay should go but to me it is one selection that is wrong. Do we really need to take BOTH Macmillan and Whittle? 

Prehaps the management were not particularly desperate for Peters to swim it either. 

The selectors were proven right in Rio and Tokyo so hopefully their decisions will pay of this time. 

On 4/7/2024 at 9:23 PM, Cinnamon Bun said:

Based off of tonight I think the following come in as discretionary picks:

 

Anderson

Okoro

Evans

Bird

Whittle

Wilby

Cox

 

I believe the first 6 are pretty much safe, but Whittle can count himself lucky. 

 

In terms of the last spot, I was torn between Cox and Hanlon. But given Cox is a finalist candidate I reckon she'll get the nod over Kara. 

 

I also think Guy will swim the individual 100 fly in Paris, and only do the 200 free relay. 

 

I’m not sure about those going for so far non confirmed relays. Might only take thise who can cover the five that are secure. 

Squad announced tommrow. Who does everyone think will be the shock inclusions and omissions. Will they be 30 or will they take less or more. Will either of the non qualified relays be given discretion. 

Marcus Mepstead has announced on social media he has not qualified for Paris. 

3 hours ago, Epic Failure said:

Do you have any actual evidence to back that up, or are you just guessing?

 

Because unless Freya chooses not to go or her illness gets worse again, I would be stunned if GB don't take her. Even if just as relay cover.

 

We saw in London that Freya at 90% (her description) is still good enough to be in the 4x100m free team. With the 4x200m and mixed medley as well, it would be crazy to not take her.

 

It would be utterly self defeating to not select her.

Just her social media this weekend has been a little downbeat which is making me fear she hasn’t been selected. They were told last week ready for Tuesday’s announcement. 

I am not sure Freya Anderson is going to be selected. 

6 hours ago, Epic Failure said:

If you look at the press release of the team announcement, Darren Campbell specifically says that Dina and Daryll will 'join the team in the summer'. So, in theory, they are playing this as an agreed absence. We'll see later in the year if that is the case, I guess...

 

On the 4x4 women's side probably missing Jessie Knight from our strongest, as well as Yemi Mary John - although Yemi is in the same position as Amber with college commitments so you imagine that explains her absence as well.

It will become clear if it’s not an agreed absence if they in Paris for individual events and don’t appear for the relay. 

4 hours ago, Rafa Maciel said:

5 British wheelchair athletes will be competing in Boston Marathon on Monday - David Weir, Johnboy Smith, Simon Lawson, Sean Frame and Eden Rainbow Cooper. 

I’m still amazed just how long David Weir has carried on competing for. 

24 minutes ago, Olympicsnell said:

yes but you also said GB wern't sending a team to the euro's so i'll wait for a second opinion

1 hour ago, mpjmcevoy said:

Cycling, like Triathlon and Gymnastics, don't select purely on finishing places so the presentation would need to be different to swimming/athletics, but I still think there's gas in integrated able-bodied and Para sport in GB, with C4 and BBC co-operating (and splitting costs), and it having an input into the nomination process while creating a series of 'Road to the Games' events that can be win win for all concerned - at it's most extreme, you can run multiclass para athletics events so that the British championships last significantly longer while still having a full schedule, and introducing folk to the likely Para stars of the Olympics/Worlds/Europeans as well as the able bodied players

The problem is with the invite system is you would be making people more aware of people you then turning down an offer to have them at the games. Rejecting invites is already controversial enough.

2 hours ago, Olympicsnell said:

James Guy on instagram had posted that he has been officially selected for the olympics, however that post has vanished now, hopefully that means team news is out soon and he had to take it down because they are still notifying everyone  

The team is not due to be announced until the press conference on the 16th. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/68783943

Max is doing the PB and probably the HB at the Europeans as well. 

31 minutes ago, intoronto said:

Track cycling is not a compulsory sport. If it misses 2026 then too bad

However it might well reduce the price broadcasters pay for the rights. 

1 hour ago, Fly_like_a_don said:

With nations not requiring to have these sports I'm not sure Netball, Gymnastics , diving will be considered. Lawn Bowls isn't expensive. Swimming venue was very poor

 

Athletics, Rugby, Tennis, Badminton, TT, Wrestling, Boxing, Taekwondo(expecting a debut or Judo), Road Cycling, Field Hockey , 3*3, Weightlifting , Triathlon, Beach Volleyball should be there.

Those three are some of the more popular sorts in terms of viewing figures. 

Is there a suitable velodrome in Nigeria or South Africa? That couid cover for Ghana? 

The president of the Paris 2024 Olympics has admitted that the triathlon competition could be delayed, or the swimming leg even cancelled, if adverse weather conditions impact on water quality in the River Seine this summer.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/apr/09/olympic-triathlon-swimming-leg-could-be-cancelled-over-seine-water-quality

4 hours ago, TeamGB said:

I think para-cycling and cycling could definitely work as all the events at the Paralympics are time trial format, so integrated classes could compete on a points system. The issue is that a selection meet wouldn't really work for cycling as most events are team ones and the likelihood of a random rider knocking down an olympic champion is much higher, which would kind of be like british cycling. shooting itself in the foot. 

Plus British Cycling know who they want and won’t want to take have fo someone they don’t want to because they did better at the trails.