But the chance that snap-back will suffice were Iran to make the audacious decision to break out is questionable.

And then another audacious decision: He moved his young family from the comforts of the East Coast to Odessa, Texas.

He changed his plans a dozen times over before he arrived at last at the audacious decision he was seeking.

It's an audacious decision for the two-time European Indoor 400-metre champion, but Gillick has got his heart set on Beijing next August.