SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Hosts Britain will be nervous about their medal chances at next year’s London Olympics after raising expectations by finishing fourth in the table at Beijing, according to Australia’s Chef de Mission Nick Green.
Australia finished sixth in the gold medals ranking and fifth in the overall medals tally in Beijing and have targeted a top five placing in both standings in London.
Although Green played down the importance of the rivalry between the two countries for Australian success in London, he said he