BoysForSeles
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An Olympics year and the World Indoors just started in Glasgow I guess it’s time this was opened for business.
Yes, they were discussing it on Radio 5 this morning but I couldn’t get listening properly as I was working.We took a very small team for a home games didn't we, I think there was some protest from athletes and fans on twitter from what I saw
What is our reason for not having a male 4x4 at a HOME GAMES? Is there an indoor qualifying time? Surely as hosts we could have shoved 4 of our guys out there!
Our females look strong, but hasn't Amber Anning just run under 51 seconds? I see she's not in our SQUAD
It’s the UK’s weird selection policy of only taking who they have to! Most of the 400m guys are not doing indoors, so it would have been a weakened team and the UK policy doesn’t believe in sending those they don’t think will medal. It’s fucking stupid and short sighted.
Amber is still at college in the US, which usually means their season takes precedence over ours, indoors at least. She’ll probably turn pro this year, likely after the summer, and you’ll see a lot more of her after that.
Thats not always been the case has it though, I am pretty sure for events like the Europeans or Commonwealths especially if its a big year we would take inexperienced or younger teams so they would have a chance before they got to the worlds etc? I know there has always been qualifying times but has it got much stricter in recent years?
Interesting about Amber - what a talent
How are our relay teams looking? I think I scanned the teams a while ago when announced, is there no Dina yet?
Ooh promising I can't wait.
Thanks for the reminder about Shanghai DL - its live on the RED BUTTON now and I have it on