Ashleigh Brennan News

Except at the London 2012 games, viewers won't be seeing the best gymnasts. They'll only be seeing some of the best gymnasts because of an inane rule.

Sunday's women's gymnastics preliminaries serve as a perfect example that the "only two gymnasts per country rule" is simply absurd and has to be changed.

Former gymnastics world champion Lauren Mitchell is Australia's only hope for its first ever Olympic medal in the sport after qualifying fifth for the individual floor final in Greenwich on Sunday.

FORMER world champion Lauren Mitchell and the rest of the Australian team face a nervous seven-hour wait to see if they will make it to Tuesday's Olympic gymnastics finals after a shaky performance in the qualifying round.

By JARROD POTTER and RUSSELL BENNETT THE Berwick News area is well represented at the London Olympic Games, with athletes representing our region in athletics, gymnastics, swimming, hockey and shooting.