British Girls are a no go for the London 2012 Olympics
Report below from the Telegraph.co.uk
The world's top 16 nations qualify for the Games, and Britain arrived in Helsinki ranked 15th, needing a good performance in the semi-finals or final to hold off the likes of Poland and Switzerland.
However, Poland ran 43.13 seconds to reach the final and Switzerland recorded a national record of 43.51 secs to overtake Britain in the rankings, with the quartet of Anyika Onuora, Montell Douglas, Hayley Jones and Ashleigh Nelson then running 43.51s to finish second to Germany in their semi-final – only to be disqualified for a lane infringement.
That all meant Britain dropped to 17th in the rankings with an average time of 43.675 – rounded up to 43.68 by the IAAF – with Switzerland reducing their average to 43.66. Read More
