By Tim Hutchings

Steve Backley has a couple of Olympic silver and three European titles and produced a 90m throw at Crystal Palace a few weeks ago.

Steve, of course, cannot control what other people do so even if he throws another 90m throw, somebody else might step up and go further.

He could make the rostrum here, in fact I'm sure he will.

Whether or not he will take gold is a tough one. What is on his side is his good form recently.

Steve can win but he was so close to gold in Sydney last year and Zelezny just denied him.

Possibly Gatsoudis the Greek could beat him but I think Steve's consistency in major championships should bring him at least a silver.