RIO DE JANEIRO - British track and field was under the spotlight on Friday as it remained one of the few sports in the nations golden Games that was struggling to meet its medal target.While Team GB has smashed its overall goal of 47 medals or more by some distance thanks in large part to high achievers in cycling, swimming and gymnastics, the marquee sport of athletics has lagged behind.Mo Farahs 10,000 metre gold success apart, the performance so far has been a little underwhelming. Jess Ennis-Hill was pleased with her silver heptathlon medal but failed to defend her title, Greg Rutherford was very frustrated with his long jump bronze and the only other medallist has been Sophie Hitchons bronze in the hammer.It is a far cry from the headline moments of London four years ago when Team GB collected four golds from track and field, and six medals overall. It is also three medals short of the target set for athletics by funding body UK Sport.The sport was given £26.8 million for the years 2013-2017 in the hope of building on the success of 2012 and was set a target of winning a minimum of seven medals, with the upper end of the target range nine medals.There have been some near misses, such as Adam Gemili being beaten to a bronze by three thousandths of a second as he finished fourth in the Olympic 200m final won by Usain Bolt. And Farah still has the chance to defend his 5,000m title.But beyond Britains golden runner, the best hopes of more medals lie in the 4x100m relay finals, mens and womens, which are due to take place in the early hours of Saturday UK time, and the womens 800m in which Lynsey Sharp made the final. She is due to run early Sunday morning British time. Asics Factory Outlet Uk .com) - The Montreal Canadiens embark on their first road trip of the season as they head out west to battle the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. Asics Running Shoes Clearance Uk . "We have always prided ourselves on the way we play defence. Having two big pieces back is going to be a key for us moving forward for years to come," said Knighthawks head coach Mike Hasen. http://www.wholesaleasicsuk.com/ . The Cincinnati Reds remain perfect with their speedy rookie outfielder in the starting lineup. Asics Shoes Clearance Sale . Kuznetsov, who was selected by the Capitals in the first round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, has been playing for his hometown team Chelyabinsk Traktor of the KHL. Asics Shoes Uk Sale . Defencemen Drew Doughty, Shea Weber and forward Ryan Getzlaf also scored for the Canadians, who started their gold-medal defence 2-0. Goalie Roberto Luongo, getting the call in place of Game 1 starter Carey Price, was solid when needed in making 23 saves for the shutout. Essex have added Neil Wagner to their ranks for 2017 as they look to compete on their return to Division One. Wagner will fill the main overseas role for the first half of the season, playing Championship and 50-over cricket, before the arrival of Mohammad Amir.Wagner, the New Zealand left-armer, had a successful spell at Lancashire last season, helping them to briefly top the table as he picked up 32 wickets at 29.28. He will add experience to Essexs attack after the retirements of Graham Napier and David Masters earlier this year.I really enjoyed my time in England with Lancashire last season, but I am excited about linking up with Essex and building on the teams success in 2016, Wagner said. I want to bring my experience to the team and help us win games. I hope to help the squad get off to a good start in both competitions.Wagner, who only plays Tests for New Zealand, is expected to be available for all of the Royal London Cup groupp stage and up to eight Championship matches, depending on when Amir joins up with Essex after the Champions Trophy.ddddddddddddChris Silverwood, the head coach, had been looking to bolster his pace-bowling stocks after losing Napier and Masters, who took 103 wickets between them as Essex claimed the Division Two title. Jamie Porter, 23, has an impressive record but 2017 will be his first taste of Division One cricket, while Essex will hope Matthew Quinn and Matt Dixon continue to develop.Neil will bring vast experience at the highest level to the club, as well as a skill set that will be valuable in the opening months of the season, Silverwood said. He performed excellently for Lancashire last year and is also useful with the bat lower down the order. Hopefully he can help us hit the ground running in 2017. ' ' '