CANTERBURY’S Keziah Gore might be in the nightmare position of occupying a reserve spot for this summer’s Olympics – but she insists she’ll only be thinking of the positives during her six-month wait in the wings.

With just one individual rhythmic gymnastics host-nation berth available it is the 17-year-old’s friend and five-time British champion rival Frankie Jones who will take the spot in the capital.

As a result while juggling her AS level studies at St Anselm’s Catholic School with training Gore will also have the ongoing daydream of being an 11th-hour Olympic replacement to occupy her thoughts.

Gore is in the dark as to how her reserve status will pan out but believes her close proximity to the Olympic venue – the O2 Arena – from Canterbury will mean she doesn’t spend the Games in the village with the other athletes.

And, while at pains to point out that Jones is a worthy recipient of the London spot, Gore admits her year will ultimately be put on hold until the conclusion of events in the capital.

"Other than being the reserve for the Olympics there are no big, major competitions for me this year such as the World Championships and Europeans which were both last year," said Gore, a member of the City of Canterbury Rhythmic Gymnastics Club.

"I haven’t really been told how it is going to work yet in terms of being the reserve but because I am so close to London they’ll probably just keep me at home and I won’t stay in the village or anything.

"Frankie has the one place and of course I wish there was two spots but she definitely deserves the spot and I am really behind her.

"Training-wise I am still waiting to here if I will be given extra training leading up towards the competition. For now I am just juggling normal training with my studies."

But, while Gore’s ‘potential’ appearance at the Games is a long-shot, the Canterbury teenager is adamant she will make sure she’s ready, regardless of the odds.

"If Frankie gets injured they’ll call me up but otherwise I am not sure what happens," she added.

"But I will definitely be ready for it just in case.

"There are no European or World Championships this year so the big ones will be the British Championships and the English Championships which I will be competing in but there are no big global events."

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