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It is, as coach Paul Hall concedes, a critical moment for British gymnastics. At the Visa International event in London's North Greenwich Arena this week, the men's artistic team will embark on their final chance to qualify for the 2012 Olympics, with failure denying all but one of the gymnasts a place at the London Games. "There is a lot of pressure on them," Hall says.
A poor display at last year's World Championships in Tokyo, when the team finished 10th, has left them in this precarious situation. Canada face the same scenario, while France, Spain, Brazil, Italy, Peru and Belarus are also competing as teams. It is the fate of the British line-up - the two Scots, Daniel Keatings and Daniel Purvis, Louis Smith, Kristian Thomas, Ruslan Panteyleymonov, Max Whitlock and the reserve, Sam Hunter - that hangs in the balance, with a top- four finish required to qualify.See the full content of this document
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Last Chance Puts Pressure On Gb's Men
If the team fail, only one male British gymnast will compete at the 2012 Games, while qualification will see a five-man squad tak...
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