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BBC Sport - UK Athletics: Olympian Chris Thompson questions decisionsPublished by
Chris Thompson, the third-fastest half-marathon runner in British history, is unsure whether UK Athletics "makes decisions for the good of the sport". Last year, the 2012 Olympian, 32, ran the World Championship 'B' standard for 10,000m and therefore could have been taken to Moscow, but was not selected. The only Britons to have beaten his 2013 best of 27 minutes 40 seconds since 1998 are himself and Mo Farah. He told BBC Sport: "Surely take as many people as possible? It's very strange." The governing body's selection criteriastated any athlete who had achieved only a 'B' standard must have "not previously competed in an individual event at the Olympic Games or World Championships". Read the full article at: www.bbc.com
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