Nelson happy to gain experience

Nelson is competing in his first Olympics

Stoke sprinter Alex Nelson says he does not expect to medal at the Beijing Olympics, but he is happy to learn from the experience.

He told the BBC: "It's the main aim of any athlete who ever competes to get to the Olympics and then maybe one day win a medal. I'm no different.

"I don't think I will win a medal but I am going out there to perform well and progress for the coming years."

Nelson begins his campaign in the 200m on Monday.

The Beijing Games will be the first time that Nelson will compete in a senior event for the British team but he says he will not be overawed by the occasion.

"This is the first time I have run at a senior major championship but it seems to be that some things never change. Whether or not I enjoy it will depend on how well I perform."

The 20-year-old from Hanley is joined in the British athletics team by his sister Ashlee, who is part of the 4x100m relay squad.

"To experience the Olympics with Ashlee is great and the two people who are most proud are our parents."

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Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	TOTAL
1	also show each event results forUSA	7	9	7	23
Men's 100m		0	0	1
Men's 110m Hurdles		0	1	1
Men's 200m		0	1	1
Men's 400m		1	1	1
Men's 400m Hurdles		1	1	1
Men's 4 x 400m Relay		1	0	0
Men's Decathlon		1	0	0
Men's Shot Put		0	1	0
Women's 10000m		0	0	1
Women's 100m Hurdles		1	0	0
Women's 200m		0	1	0
Women's 400m		0	0	1
Women's 400m Hurdles		0	1	0
Women's 4 x 400m Relay		1	0	0
Women's Discus Throw		1	0	0
Women's Heptathlon		0	1	0
Women's Pole Vault		0	1	0
2	also show each event results forRussia	6	5	7	18
Men's 20km Walk		1	0	0
Men's 4 x 400m Relay		0	0	1
Men's 50km Walk		0	0	1
Men's High Jump		1	0	1
Men's Pole Vault		0	1	0
Women's 20km Walk		1	0	0
Women's 3000m Steeplechase		1	0	1
Women's 4 x 100m Relay		1	0	0
Women's 4 x 400m Relay		0	1	0
Women's Heptathlon		0	0	1
Women's High Jump		0	0	1
Women's Javelin Throw		0	1	0
Women's Long Jump		0	1	0
Women's Pole Vault		1	0	1
Women's Triple Jump		0	1	0
3	also show each event results forJamaica	6	3	2	11
Men's 100m		1	0	0
Men's 200m		1	0	0
Men's 4 x 100m Relay		1	0	0
Women's 100m		1	2	0
Women's 200m		1	0	1
Women's 400m		0	1	0
Women's 400m Hurdles		1	0	0
Women's 4 x 400m Relay		0	0	1
4	also show each event results forKenya	5	5	4	14
Men's 10000m		0	0	1
Men's 1500m		0	1	0
Men's 3000m Steeplechase		1	0	1
Men's 5000m		0	1	1
Men's 800m		1	0	1
Men's Marathon		1	0	0
Women's 1500m		1	0	0
Women's 3000m Steeplechase		0	1	0
Women's 800m		1	1	0
Women's Marathon		0	1	0
5	also show each event results forEthiopia	4	1	2	7
Men's 10000m		1	1	0
Men's 5000m		1	0	0
Men's Marathon		0	0	1
Women's 10000m		1	0	0
Women's 5000m		1	0	1
6	also show each event results forBelarus	1	3	3	7
Men's Decathlon		0	1	0
Men's Hammer Throw		0	1	1
Men's Shot Put		0	0	1
Women's Hammer Throw		1	0	0
Women's Shot Put		0	1	1
7	also show each event results forCuba	1	2	2	5
Men's 110m Hurdles		1	0	0
Men's Decathlon		0	0	1
Men's Long Jump		0	0	1
Women's Discus Throw		0	1	0
Women's Hammer Throw		0	1	0
8	also show each event results forAustralia	1	2	1	4
Men's 20km Walk		0	0	1
Men's 50km Walk		0	1	0
Men's Pole Vault		1	0	0
Women's 100m Hurdles		0	1	0
9	also show each event results forGreat Britain	1	2	1	4
Men's High Jump		0	1	0
Men's Triple Jump		0	1	0
Women's 400m		1	0	0
Women's 400m Hurdles		0	0	1
10	also show each event results forUkraine	1	1	3	5
Men's Pole Vault		0	0	1
Women's 1500m		0	1	1
Women's Discus Throw		0	0	1
Women's Heptathlon		1	0	0
11	also show each event results forBelgium	1	1	0	2
Women's 4 x 100m Relay		0	1	0
Women's High Jump		1	0	0
12	also show each event results forNorway	1	1	0	2
Men's Javelin Throw		1	0	0
Women's 20km Walk		0	1	0
13	also show each event results forPoland	1	1	0	2
Men's Discus Throw		0	1	0
Men's Shot Put		1	0	0
14	also show each event results forItaly	1	0	1	2
Men's 50km Walk		1	0	0
Women's 20km Walk		0	0	1
15	also show each event results forNew Zealand	1	0	1	2
Men's 1500m		0	0	1
Women's Shot Put		1	0	0
16	also show each event results forBahrain	1	0	0	1
Men's 1500m		1	0	0
17	also show each event results forBrazil	1	0	0	1
Women's Long Jump		1	0	0
18	also show each event results forCameroon	1	0	0	1
Women's Triple Jump		1	0	0
19	also show each event results forCzech Republic	1	0	0	1
Women's Javelin Throw		1	0	0
20	also show each event results forEstonia	1	0	0	1
Men's Discus Throw		1	0	0
21	also show each event results forPanama	1	0	0	1
Men's Long Jump		1	0	0
22	also show each event results forPortugal	1	0	0	1
Men's Triple Jump		1	0	0
23	also show each event results forRomania	1	0	0	1
Women's Marathon		1	0	0
24	also show each event results forSlovenia	1	0	0	1
Men's Hammer Throw		1	0	0
25	also show each event results forTrinidad & Tob	0	2	0	2
Men's 100m		0	1	0
Men's 4 x 100m Relay		0	1	0
26	also show each event results forTurkey	0	2	0	2
Women's 10000m		0	1	0
Women's 5000m		0	1	0
27	also show each event results forBahamas	0	1	1	2
Men's 4 x 400m Relay		0	1	0
Men's Triple Jump		0	0	1
28	also show each event results forMorocco	0	1	1	2
Men's Marathon		0	1	0
Women's 800m		0	0	1
29	also show each event results forCroatia	0	1	0	1
Women's High Jump		0	1	0
30	also show each event results forEcuador	0	1	0	1
Men's 20km Walk		0	1	0
31	also show each event results forFrance	0	1	0	1
Men's 3000m Steeplechase		0	1	0
32	also show each event results forLatvia	0	1	0	1
Men's Javelin Throw		0	1	0
33	also show each event results forSouth Africa	0	1	0	1
Men's Long Jump		0	1	0
34	also show each event results forSudan	0	1	0	1
Men's 800m		0	1	0
35	also show each event results forChina	0	0	2	2
Women's Hammer Throw		0	0	1
Women's Marathon		0	0	1
36	also show each event results forNigeria	0	0	2	2
Women's 4 x 100m Relay		0	0	1
Women's Long Jump		0	0	1
37	also show each event results forCanada	0	0	1	1
Women's 100m Hurdles		0	0	1
38	also show each event results forFinland	0	0	1	1
Men's Javelin Throw		0	0	1
39	also show each event results forGermany	0	0	1	1
Women's Javelin Throw		0	0	1
40	also show each event results forGreece	0	0	1	1
Women's Triple Jump		0	0	1
41	also show each event results forJapan	0	0	1	1
Men's 4 x 100m Relay		0	0	1
42	also show each event results forLithuania	0	0	1	1
Men's Discus Throw		0	0	1

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