RAMSBOTTOM'S Andrea Holt has had her Olympic dream shattered by injury. The table tennis ace picked up a knee injury and failed to get through the European Olympic qualifier in Manchester.
England No 1 Matthew Syed also saw his bid to qualify for Atlanta end in heartache. The 25-year-old Chesterfield player lost a dramatic final match to the 19-year-old Hungarian Zoltan Batorfi.
England women's No 2 Lisa Lomas will be going to the Olympics. She burst through three qualifying stages with eight victories.
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