And her very last run "dus' out" the world champs! As Tina said this is the very 1st time Tia had to handle the baton twice. Man what an anchor leg by Jonelle! No o e runs down. Shacarri. but man had she gotten the baton 4/1000th of a second earlier it would be Shacarri being unable to run her down.4×4 women very good with potential for more

In reply to FanAttick

I am in agreement with you on the third handover. I said the same thing straight away.

Canada should put up a statue of Andre DeGrasse.

Great meet but sadly my misgivings about the relays came to pass. Won an easy bet re Botswana's win. 3 finalists plus Tebogo. (The Commie- "and for thev1st time ever An African Nation has won the 4x4....they rose like gods!) just brilliant. Who catches Shacarri? But if Jonelle got the baton 0.004 secs earlier it would be Shacarri not catching The Wolmerian. As Tina said, Tia's baton handling will improve.
Class, poise, charm, talent were the hallmarks of Caribbean Queens Julie, LaFonde, Sherica, Shelly the twins and others.

Good performance from the Caribbean, Africa and the general Culpepper Island region.

In reply to culpepperboy

yeah....JA was supposed to kill that 4x100m mens race though. they're not a team known for relay blunders

In reply to Brerzerk

2027 world champs. Alania Reed to Tina to Bryana Lyson to Tia. The Hydel Edwin Allen connection


Kishane to Forde to levell to Oblique. Kishane can’t touch the baton twice.

In reply to culpepperboy

Men's mile relay
Final
1) Botswana 2:57.76 GOLD
2) USA 2:57.83 SILVER
3) South Africa 2:57.83 BRONZE

7) Jamaica 3:01.46
DKennedy-JPowell-JDennis-RMcDonald

Women's mile relay
Final
1) USA 3:16.61 GOLD
2) Jamaica 3:19.25 SILVER
DOakley-SAWilliams-AKnight-NPryce
3) Netherlands 3:20.18 BRONZE

Women's sprint relay
Final
1) USA 41.75 GOLD
2) Jamaica 41.79 SILVER
SAFP-Tia-Tina-JSmith
3) Germany 41.87 BRONZE

Decathlon
1) Leo Neugebauer (Germ) 8804 pts GOLD
2) Owens Delerme (PR) 8784 pts SILVER
3) Kyle Garland (US) 8703 pts BRONZE

8 ) Kendrick Thompson (Bah) 8175 pts
Lindon Victor (Gren) DNF

In reply to mikesiva

Thanks for the wonderful info. I was not able to watch this World Champs and only saw
the events of the penultimate day.
Overall I was very encouraged by the Jamaicans although there were as expected unfavorable
outcomes.
Tina Clayton's 100m medal and her relay run were special and she looks like the future will
be good to carry on the legacy of women sprinting. Good to see Shericka with a medal after
injuries. It is not easy to return to International competition after such setbacks and medal . Nothing more
can be said about Shelly Ann, except that were I PM of that Little Rock she would be named
National Hero. The women as they have done in recent times have carried the Country's Name
and reputation very well and but for a flubbed 3rd pass could well have earned the 4x100 Gold but
it is not easy passing a wet baton.
I was very encouraged with the men's quarter milers although they went medal less.But it was nice to see
them getting into the Final and McDonald has done himself good. I was also pleased with the 800m man
Navasky . When last has Jamaican reach the final of an 800 final at International Level ?
i won't be surprised if he medals at Olympics as his trajectory of progress is pointing that way.
The major disappointment was the 4x100m and Thompson's inexperience in such event as anchor was
responsible but understandable so I expect he will atone as he has the speed to make redemption.
Of course Levell and Oblique were stars and long may they keep well as .
I felt for Julien Alfred as she obviously was hurt but what a gamer ? Wish her the best for the
Olympics as she is pure class. Also missed not seeing by favorite 400m man Kirani not making the final.
He has been a hero for Grenada and I wish him well. The Trini-Grenada 1-2 punch in the Javelin gladdened the heart
and was a major highlight for me as that is one event Jamaicans have never really gravitated to along with the hammer.
Maybe in time this will change.
Finally, I think the local fraternity from top to bottom,rather than engaging with the International body on Athletes'
switching loyalty should engage athletes and be more helpful to them with assistance from the government and the
JOA and others to avoid such ,even as this is an individual's Right to . Athletes have done so much for the national cause and
deserve much better support in many areas. It should be done, it Must be done.

The eye-catching performance was impoverished Botswana population two million beating richest nation on the planet USA population 350 million on the line in men's 4x400.

What a race!

In reply to Castled

Lots more to come from Botswana, seems talent abounds there.Although the 2 high testosterone level women seem to have decided to leave the sport rather than accede to taking hormone-altering drug/changing event I hope they have inspired girls. Imagine a 2M pop country got 3 men into the toughest sprint final! Shades of '50's yard with Rhoden, McKinley, Wint.. Van Niekerk may be right, the 4x4 record will be broken by an African nation.

In reply to Chrissy

Jamaica - one gold, six silver, three bronze = 10 medals

Trinidad - one gold, one silver = two medals

Dominica - one silver medal

Grenada - one silver medal

St Lucia - one bronze medal

Medal table

In reply to Brerzerk


Positioned to be a G.O.A.T. topping the charts in 100, 200, 400 went playing frivolous rugby game hurt himself seriously. Out injured for long period now struggles to return to the podium.

Thats the definition of insanity.

In reply to Castled

No insanity was Bolt having crashed in Old Harbour stepped out if the car barefooted right into "makka" what else could've been there? Insanity is Asafa tipsy after a night out and car-racing on Kingston streets. Dem lucky...daring youthfullness