Putting the great in Great Britain.

I am of course talking about the listing of the Team GB selection announced earlier on. If I'm being perfectly honest, I agree with pretty much all of the decisions made though it is a great shame we're not being represented in every event. Surely we should be maximising on the fact we have the Games in our capital city? 

Having said that I am so glad Christian Malcolm's been chosen for both the 200m and the 4x100m relay - he's been around as long as I can remember liking athletics so I'm really happy for him. I also think choosing Dwain Chambers was a good move - until recently I was certain no one was going to challenge Bolt but as the Jamaican trials proved, Bolt is beatable and I believe Chambers is our best bet for making the final (though I do still predict a Jamaican 1-2-3 in the 100m final!)

Pleased to see Conrad Williams in for the 400m and the relay - a strong contender in my mind and very happy with all the 400m and 800m selections. It's a real for Will Sharman to miss out on the 110m Hurdles but we still have strong entrants for both hurdles races in my eyes. Very pleased to see Lyndsey Sharp selected for the 800m - a real shame they didn't select any others though.

Overall, I think we have a pretty decent Team GB to take to 2012. Anyone else have an opinion on selections?

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