Blake at the double as Kenya smash record
Guides Jamaica to 4x100m win on day two of IAAF World Relays.
Blake guides Jamaica to 4x100m win on day two of IAAF World Relays. PHOTO: AFP
NASSAU:
Yohan Blake made up for the absence of Usain Bolt by claiming a second gold at the IAAF World Relays, anchoring his Jamaican team to 4x100m victory in a second day of scintillating action Sunday.
Kenya earlier ensured another $50,000 came out of the bonus coffers as their middle-distance maestroes smashed another record, this time in the men’s 4x1500m. But it was traditional powerhouses the US who dominated the second and final day of the inaugural World Relays in the Bahamian capital, winning four of the six finals raced in a carnival atmosphere at a sell-out 15,000-seater Thomas A Robinson stadium.
There was also heartbreak for Blake’s female teammate Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce as the reigning two-time Olympic sprint champion was left with too much to do on the final leg of the 4x200m. She finished in third behind the winning US team and silver medallists Britain.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 27th, 2014.
Yohan Blake made up for the absence of Usain Bolt by claiming a second gold at the IAAF World Relays, anchoring his Jamaican team to 4x100m victory in a second day of scintillating action Sunday.
Kenya earlier ensured another $50,000 came out of the bonus coffers as their middle-distance maestroes smashed another record, this time in the men’s 4x1500m. But it was traditional powerhouses the US who dominated the second and final day of the inaugural World Relays in the Bahamian capital, winning four of the six finals raced in a carnival atmosphere at a sell-out 15,000-seater Thomas A Robinson stadium.
There was also heartbreak for Blake’s female teammate Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce as the reigning two-time Olympic sprint champion was left with too much to do on the final leg of the 4x200m. She finished in third behind the winning US team and silver medallists Britain.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 27th, 2014.