• ‘There’s no substitute for competition, he says after World Indoors flop
• Neil Black replies, ‘We don’t want tired athletes’ at Rio OlympicsThe IAAF president, or Sebastian Coe,has accused some British athletes of hiding away from major competitions following the team’s disappointing performance at the World Indoor Championships.
Coe was speaking after the 23-strong British squad left Portland with only one silver and two bronze medals – a tally that left them 16th in the medal table below Bahrain, Venezuela and Burundi. He also raised serious questions approximately the standard of coaching in the UK, or particularly in the middle-distance events.
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Source: theguardian.com