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Lord Coe says he is concerned that Great Britains athletes are hiding rather than taking part in important global events. The IAAF president and middle-distance great was speaking after a new-look British squad suffered their worst result at a World Indoor Championships in a decade. The 23-strong party for Oregon was without a string of big names as athletes opted to concentrate on preparing for the Olympics in Rio in August.And a squad of 23 flew home with just three medals and failed to claim a gold for just the second time since 1997, finishing joint-16th in the medal table.And Coe, twice an Olympic gold medallist himself, said: I want to see more athletes competing. I think some athletes are hiding away from competitions.And there is no antidote to competition, there really isnt. You are not going to get it on the training track. You are not going to get it at a Diamond League, where you are just following a pacemaker. Coe is concerned about the strength in depth behind the great Mo Farah You do need to learn the craft. These are events you do have to use to give your athletes the experience.I worry that the formative learning years, particularly in middle distance, are being lost on occasions like this.Nobody, at the end of your career, cares if you have won a Diamond League. At the end of a career your performances at championship level define you.Britain did not even field an athlete in the mens 800m, which Coe also considered a concern.I like to see middle distance and its disappointing not to see 800m runners here, he added. I find that a bit painful.Im afraid you cant look much beyond coaching in this area. I dont know if weve got enough good middle distance coaches out there.We must remember - and this is the sobering thought - that Mo (Farah) is an outstanding athlete but, if you go beyond him, you have performances that are slower than 40 years ago. Nike Sb Clearance Sale . Ibaka equaled a career high with 20 rebounds, adding four blocked shots and 15 points as the Thunder smothered the Milwaukee Bucks offence in a 92-79 victory Saturday night. Cheap Nike Sb China . At a news conference Tuesday where it was thought that the fiery Schallibaum may be shown the door after a dismal finish to the Major League Soccer season, team president Joey Saputo said no decision has been made on whether the Swiss Volcano will be back in 2014. http://www.cheapwholesalenikesb.com/ . -- Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Alrdridge were again the go-to duo for the Trail Blazers against the Kings. Nike Sb Shoes For Sale . -- San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks was fined $15,570 by the NFL on Wednesday for his hit on Saints quarterback Drew Brees last Sunday. Discount Nike Foamposite Shoes . -- Adam Snyder returned to the San Francisco 49ers this season because the offensive lineman thought it was his best opportunity to win a championship.Kris Meeke secured the second World Rally Championship victory of his career after leading almost from start to finish in Portugal. The 36-year-old from Northern Ireland took the lead early on Friday morning and remained in control to cross the finishing line 29.7 seconds clear of Norwegian Andreas Mikkelsen.Meeke, whose only other Championship win came in Argentina last year, admitted: It was nearly a perfect weekend, a text book performance. Its another step for me as a driver. This year is all about gathering experience and I couldnt have done any more. Well use these rallies this year for our benefit and try to mount a title challenge next year.It shows the Citreon DS3 is a great car. For me too its another step. Im really, really excited about 2017. Kris Meeke on day two in Faro Meeke led for all but one of the 19 stages and the win leaves him seventh in the Drivers Championship, albeit a distant 88 points behind leader Sebastien Ogier.ddddddddddddThe Frenchman, driving a Volkswagen, finished third in Portugal, 34.5s adrift of Meeke.And the three-time defending champion bemoaned his luck, saying: I had another puncture, so two and only one spare.Luckily it was a slow puncture so I was able to get enough air in for the stage.Mikkelsen, who was second in Portugal, is also second in the title race, 47 points behind his team-mate.Rally de Portugal results:1 Kris Meeke (GB) Citroen 3:59:01.02 Andreas Mikkelsen (Norway) Volkswagen + 29.7s 3 Sebastien Ogier (France) Volkswagen + 34.5 4 Daniel Sordo (Spain) Hyundai + 1:37.1 5 Eric Camilli (France) Ford + 4:01.6World Championship standings:1 Sebastien Ogier (Fra) Volkswagen 114 points2 Andreas Mikkelsen (Norway) Volkswagen 67 3 Mads Ostberg (Nor) M-Sport 58 4 Hayden Paddon (NZ) Hyundai 57 5 Daniel Sordo (Esp) Hyundai 56 Also See: Features Live on Sky Sports Get Sky Sports ' ' '