Just saw the instagram on the front page. Help me understand this. This is how I see it.
A guy commits to run for his country. Then he pulls out to run a time trial when he's already got the standard? So instead of trying to win a medal against Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Lewandowski, etc, he decides to do a practice?
I could maybe understand this if a) he didn't already have the standard b) if Euros wasn't already loaded.
I get that he wants to know what type of 5000 fitness he has. Guess what, he'll have plenty of chances to run fast this year. This is insanity. Someone has to draw the line on this nonsense.
At least it looks like they were able to replace him on the team. That makes me feel a little bit better about it. Let someone who was probably dreaming of putting on the GBR vest wear it proudly.
Who was the bloke that replaced him?