Coevett wrote:
Hillcrest wrote:
He should take Langford's spot in the 800. Langford has had a horrific season and didnt deserve to be selected!
He set a pb and was the only British guy under 1:45. Besides, after being robbed of a bronze last time he should have been given an automatic place by the IAAF - maybe put him straight in the final.
Wrong as usual. Webb ran faster this year.
Actually the IAAF posted the Provisional Entry Lists, which also includes reserves, providing they have the Qualifying Standard. The Final Entries are submitted about 48 hours prior to first round, and it is at this point that the National Federation must declare with 3 of the 4 entered.
If you were to look at some other events, you would see for example that Germany has 5 Javelin Throwers entered, which includes their Defending World Champ Wild Card entry. This allows you to substitute if one athlete were to get injured in the final days. If they were not on the initial entry list, then it would be too late to add another athlete, and you would not look at IAAF Invitations as this was too late. It is just the nominated reserve that you could substitute.
Now we just need for UKA to submit the correct names this time, and not the reserve shot putter that they entered for the 4x400m Relay at European Team Champs!
Well at least the selectors can sleep well tonight knowing that the only decision they could have made post trials was validated. Wish there were ID’s above for all the grice fan boys that predicted no UK runners in final.
Not sure on Gourley and wightman but Kerr would bear grice 99 times if they raced 100 times.
Coevett wrote:
Wightman will make the final in Doha. He's won medals at the last two championships he's competed in (bronze in the European and in the Commonwealths, as well as fourth in the 800m). He was injured most of the winter so is likely still got some improvement for the WCs.
+1
The usual suspects called me a moran for this post.
BTW., I'm not saying the selectors were right to choose Wightman over Grice. It's just a shame we couldn't have sent four guys to Doha.
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