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While some denigrate the use of artificial turf at the Womens World Cup, Canadian coach John Herdman pragmatically sees it as an advantage.The Canadian women have stayed out of the fray, for the most part. Players behind a legal challenge surrounding the artificial surface elected not to involve the Canadians given that the Canadian Soccer Association doubles as the 2015 tournaments organizing committee.Herdman says he and his staff have tried to keep the chatter about the legal challenge out of sight and out of mind.I think weve had to position it like that, he said in an interview. I mean look, in Canada a lot of these players (in) North America are used to playing on turf so it wont be a major shock. Because pretty much all our home matches over the last two years have been on turf.So its not a shock. Its a consistent surface for our players. There are definite pros of doing it. There are also cons in many peoples mind. But I think whats been great about our players (is) they just accepted the challenge and said Look, well become turf experts. Well become experts at playing on turf and well use that as one of our home advantages over the opponents who may have a mindset and be stuck on other things.The lawyer for the women challenging artificial turf kept the pressure up Thursday ahead of Saturdays tournament draw by releasing another letter to FIFA secretary-general Jerome Valcke.Unable to get the FIFA executive to talk to players via a conference call around the draw, lawyer Hampton Dellinger sent a Top 10 list of pressing questions to which the players and public deserve answers.No. 3 reads How can you justify playing the World Cup final at Vancouvers B.C. 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We just have to keep playing the way we are right now.Sky Academy Sports Scholar Siobhan-Marie OConnor has qualified for this summers Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after achieving the qualifying standard at the British Championships in Glasgow. OConnor was comfortably inside the required time in the 200m individual medley as she finished almost two and a half seconds ahead of Hannah Miley, with Aimee Willmott in third.Four years ago, I was in London in my first Olympic trials situation and I was really going for the 200m medley, but the pressure really got to me, said the 20-year-old Commonwealth champion. I was pretty young back then so Im really glad to come back and book my spot because the 200m individual medley is what I really want to swim.I just knew I had to really relax and try and swim the swim I had been training for, focus on the process rather than thinking I have got to get this time. OConnor (centre) with Hannah Miley (left) and and Aimee Willmott Jazz Carlin and Ben Proud also booked their places in Brazil on day five of the event at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre.Welsh swimmer Carlin made the qualifying standard for the 400m freestyle with a time of four minutes 4.33 seconds.Carlin had won the 200m and 800m earlier in the week, but her final swim proved decisive in securing her Olympic place.The 25-year-old, who failed to qualify for London 2012 after illness interrupted her preparations, said: I was trying not to focus on the time too much.I was trying to relax and enjoy the race, enjoy the atmosphere, enjoy the Olympic trials, whereas towards the start of the week I was stressing myself out, being so tense and really moody with everyone around me.I did it on the last swim, so I left it a bit laate but I couldnt be any happier right now.dddddddddddd Jazz Carlin won gold in the womens 400m freestyle at the British Swimming Championships Carlin also acknowledged how her 2012 heartbreak had spurred her on to victory.I watched the Olympics. I had a month or so out of the water and I thought you know, I can give this one more shot, she added.It was amazing to watch the GB swimmers race but I dont want to watch on the sidelines - I want to be there as part of the Olympics.Theres a saying that failure pushes you to success and Ive really used that, the real lows, to bring me up to where I am now.This week has been tough. I have really put pressure on myself, so it feels like a massive weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Ben Proud of Great Britain competes in the Mens 50m Freestyle Final on day six of the British Swimming Championships Meanwhile, Proud set a British record of 21.65 seconds in the 50m freestyle during the heats and won gold in the evening in 21.73.The Plymouth swimmer, who was beaten by Scottish teenager Duncan Scott in 100m, said: Its been four years in the making with a lot of dedication and hard work.Its not quite sunk in yet but I think over the next few days, it will be a massive relief.Tim Shuttleworth is almost certain to join Proud in Rio after winning the 1500m freestyle in a time of 14:55.23 - 12 hundredths of a second off the qualifying standard, while Scotlands Stephen Milne also has a chance after finishing four seconds off the mark. ' ' '