London 2012 Olympics: Carl Myerscough secures Team GB shot put place with lastminute.com effort It will be his first taste of the Olympic Games because it was only three months ago that the British Olympic Association was force to drop its ban on athletes with previous doping violations. Charles van Commenee, the UK Athletics coach, said Myerscough's actions underlined how desperate athletes were to be part of the Games and praised his enterprise and determination. "What I like about it is that he was not beaten by this news that killed him," said Van Commenee. Of course, it killed him for half an hour, but then he looked for solutions and was creative. While Myerscough has the luxury of knowing he is the only candidate for selection in the shot put, other athletes will be waiting anxiously for the outcome of Monday's selection meeting. The team will be announced Tuesday afternoon. Van Commenee said by far the toughest decision would involve the women's 800m with so many selection variables for the three available spots after the trials and the European Championships failed to provide any clarity. Going into the trials, Marilyn Okoro and Emma Jackson were the only two runners with "A" standards from this season but their failure to finish in the top two blew the selection debate wide open. Jenny Meadows has been the class 800m performer in recent years but, despite her protestations that she is fit, has failed to compete in 2012 because of an Achilles tear at the start of the year and did not make it to the start-line in Helsinki. Jemma Simpson did, but rfinished seventh in the final, while 21-year-old Scot Lynsey Sharp advanced her selection claims with a thrilling sprint finish to win silver in Helsinki. The problem for Sharp is that she does not have an "A" standard, only two "B's. Under the rules, the selectors can only pick one "B" qualified athlete for an event if no other athletes with "A" standards are entered as well. In other words, selecting Sharp would preclude selecting anyone else. "The 800 women will take most time to come to a decision," said Van Commenee, who is part of the selection panel. There are many variables there. I'm not particularly looking forward it.