His squad is one of the smallest in recent years, and 30 athletes with the European qualification standard in their events have been left at home.

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But he looked set to be excluded from the individual event in London after failing to run the Olympic 'A' standard qualification mark twice in international competition.

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The Scottish Government said more than 90% of pupils who left school achieved a maths qualification equivalent to a Standard Grade.

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Subject to reaching the required standard, recruits would receive a social work qualification after a year.

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Meanwhile, Liverpool's compatriots Arsenal made no mistake in their quest to secure qualification, cruising to a 2-0 home win over Standard Liege to finish top of Group H.

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Kate Haywood came home second, and was left counting the cost of having met the qualifying standard for Montreal in the semi-final, as only times clocked in the final counted towards qualification.

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