we're a small-ish country. We don't have an automatic right

to have one of the fastest 8 men in the world in those distances.

Imagine there's a fair few other European countries that won't be represented, for example? (That's on the basis of no research, though...)

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on August 6th 2012 at 11:38:21

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No real chance of a man in any final from 400-1500m (Other Sports) - duke of york, Aug 6, 11:34:19
- we're a small-ish country. We don't have an automatic right (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 6, 11:38:21
  - We need to train up some more asylum seekers (Other Sports) - duke of york, Aug 6, 12:01:00
    - have I stumbled across the Daily Mail website? (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 6, 12:05:31
      - I wasn't being serious (Other Sports) - duke of york, Aug 6, 12:06:10
        
        I didn't think you were (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 6, 12:15:31
        
        what about the new seekers, do they have to do a test? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Tombs, Aug 6, 12:26:02
        
        The elbow test. (n/m) (Other Sports) - tudders, Aug 6, 13:01:45
        
        the "bleep" test, followed by...... (Other Sports) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 6, 13:37:08
        
        yes DoY, the "humour police" are on your trail...... (n/m) (Other Sports) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 6, 12:20:58
    - That's how Zola Budd got in (n/m) (Other Sports) - Old Man, Aug 6, 12:02:23
  - 1500m final is more than eight finalists (n/m) (Other Sports) - duke of york, Aug 6, 11:39:17
    - fair point. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 6, 11:39:27
- 100-1500 then (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Aug 6, 11:37:14

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