Rio Olympics: End of Discussion

Reportedly there was some argument that the American relay team didn't belong in the final.  That brought the foursome onto the track with an even bigger attitude than what carried them through there solo qualifying effort.  An effort that produced the fastest qualifying time.  So Tianna Bartoletta (USA) game out of the starting blocks faster still.   She was the first runner to pass the baton to her teammate. Allyson Felix (USA) picked up where Bartoletta left off and so it went around the track.  The team finished four seconds ahead of the Silver Medal of Jamaica and the Bronze of Great Britain.  While it was a bit rocky getting to the end of the Women's 4x100 relay, there was a Gold Medal at the finish line.

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Rio Olympics: With an Exclamation Point

So, back to the American Women's 4x100 Relay race.  Team USA had protested that Allyson Felix had been run into by a Brazilian runner just as she was passing the baton to English Gardner.  That was the reason for the dropped baton and the Americans losing the relay and the chance to compete in the final.  The protest was sustained, but now how to have them race for a placing in the final?  It was decided to have them run their race in their original lane assignment on their own, no one to compete with or measure one's self against.  So with the entire arena watching, the team raced around the track alone.  Not only did they qualify for the final, even racing on their own, they posted the fastest time in the revamped semi finals.  For the record, Team Brazil was disqualified for crossing out of their lane, but then they hadn't made it through to the finals anyway.

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Rio Olympics: Winning the Hard Way

Shaunae Miller (Bahamas) leaned a little too far forward as she tried to beat Allyson Felix (USA) to the line in the Women's 400 Meter race.  Miller fell across the line sliding across the wet rubber of the track.  Ironically, because of the fall she won the race and a Gold Medal in the Olympics.  Had she not fallen, I think Felix had the win.  It is a rough way to win, but a win is a win.  Obviously, the Silver Medal went to Allyson Felix who missed out on Gold by seven one hundredths of a second.

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