If Athletics Canada doesn't name Marchant to the marathon team on July 11, Eriksson fully expects Marchant to fight that decision. Her time of two hours 31 minutes 51 seconds, however, fell short of the much tougher criteria set by Athletics Canada (2:29.55). Frustration mountingFour years ago, Athletics Canada announced its marathon team for the London Olympics in May — it didn't force the athletes to wait until July. And since Marchant made the standards for both events in 2015, Athletics Canada requires her to demonstrate "competitive readiness." "That's not the competitive readiness that [Athletics Canada] requires."

Source: CBC News June 03, 2016 19:07 UTC