Grainger could go to Rio despite failing to make initial squad

Britain's Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins (R) celebrate after winning the women's double sculls final at the London 2012 Olympic Games in Eton Dorney August 3, 2012. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

LONDON (Reuters) - Katherine Grainger, Britain's most successful female Olympic rower, still has a chance of making her fifth Games despite being left out of an initial squad of 43 named for Rio on Thursday.

The British Olympic Association (BOA) kept the door open to the 40-year-old by deferring a decision on a further four rowers including those who will compete in the open women's double sculls.