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UK Athletics performance director Dave Collins has attributed the poor showing of English athletes at the Commonwealth Games to a "lack of joined-up thinking" in preparing them for the competition.
A hugely disappointing Games performance in track and field events culminated in the English 4x100 metres relay team failing to go beyond the heats after a mix-up in the baton exchange as Birchfield Harrier Mark Lewis-Francis prepared to run the final leg.See the full content of this document
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Athletics: Relay Farce Mirrors Disjointed Planning
Collins' organisation had no input into the selection and preparation of the team, as they would for Great Britain squads competing in the Olympic Games, the World Championships or the European Championships, even though a number of athletes are funde...
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