England , as hosts - and also as Olympic bronze medallists - were viewed Change_sentiment as having quite a tough group , containing Olympic champions Pakistan , and a highly fancied Dutch side , with the Soviet Union seen Change_sentiment as potential dark-horse outsiders .

In the other group , things were expected to be more straightforward , with West Germany and Australia ( Olympic silver medallists and fourth place respectively ) being the two favourites .

The top four in both the junior men and women 's races were all Kenyan , with Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku and Mercy Cherono the gold medallists .