only in england

With the UK hosting the olympics in 2012 they get a choice in which events will take place.

Last time out Team GB were a big success in the velodrome, in particular winning gold in both the men's and women's Individual Pursuit.

There has been a decision to level up the number of men's and women's events at five each (fair enough) and one of the solutions would include dropping the individual pursuits.

Surely this option wouldn't be considered. Would it??

Oh dear, it just has been. And adopted. Leaving two of our gold medallists without their specialist disciplines and with only a handful of months to rejig their training, their outlook, their optimism.

Only in England, indeed.