What a bitch lol. I thought it was a hollow victory to take gold that way and the Poms deserved the gold. I'm sure they would have been delighted if they had won and the Poms stole it from them that way. But Pittman, you are a slimy little attention-seeking whore - Tamsyn's not much better. At least Tamsyn after the race had the grace to go up and try and congratulate Jana - the bitch turned her back on her.
English head athletics coach Brad McStravick says Jana Pittman's offer to hand over her Commonwealth relay gold medal would not achieve much unless her three teammates felt the same way.
Pittman has reportedly written a letter of apology to the English team which was disqualified from the 4x400m final at the Melbourne Games after crossing the line 10 metres clear of Australia.
The protest was lodged by Australian runner Tamsyn Lewis after Englishwoman Natasha Danvers-Smith took up an incorrect starting position for the third leg.
"I was aware that (Pittman) had offered to give her medal up to the English team but I am not quite sure what good that would do," McStravick told ABC TV's The Offsiders yesterday.
"I mean, if all four of the Australian girls were of a similar view then it might be worth talking about but I think just giving one gold medal to the team won't really achieve an awful lot.
"I know Jana did speak to Christine Ohuruogu during the closing ceremony when we were in the stand and she again said she was sorry that it all happened and it was unfortunate.
"She kind of blamed it on Tamsyn going to the officials and pointing out the fact that our girl was in the wrong place."
Lewis has said she has no intention of handing back her medal.
The other two members of the Australian team, Caitlin Willis and Rosemary Hayward, have not commented on the issue.
Danvers-Smith said she would be pleased to receive a gold medal, whether or not Lewis was prepared to hand her one over.
"Like Brad said, if they all wanted to do it great. But from what I have read, I don't think Tamsyn is along that line," said Danvers-Smith.
"I don't think she sees it the same way so I am sure if the team did follow, three would be the most that we got in this situation, but yeah why not?
"If that's what (Pittman) says she wants to do, it would be much appreciated."
