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Taming
track's big egos
Sprinting is the track discipline most heavily populated
with brash personalities and big egos -- not the sorts of things that
are normally conducive to a team sport. Yet the 4X100m and 4X400m
relay are precisely that -- team sports -- and all the speed in the
world won't help you if you can't pass the baton cleanly, although
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Men's
4X100m
"The United States should win. Britain has
great depth of young sprinters, and they actually
practice the relay, something Canada doesn't really
understand, so they should win the silver, and they'd
be there if the Americans make a mistake. Jamaica
also has a good deal of depth and I'd pick them
for the bronze."
Women's
4X100m
"I'd go for the Bahamas again, but it'll
be close with the Americans, and it will depend
on the baton exchanges. Again, I think the Jamaicans
will win the bronze."
Men's
4X400m
"The Americans will win this one, too, because
they have such tremendous depth, with Jamaica
and probably Nigeria winning the other medals."
Women's
4X400m
"The United States should win this, particularly
if Marion Jones runs. She would be potentially
a great 400 runner if she put her mind to it,
but quite sensibly, she doesn't find it a very
enjoyable distance - it's a much more difficult
race to run. Jamaica and Russia will likely be
in there, too."
-- Geoff
Gowan
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Copyright © 2001 CBC
All Rights Reserved
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Sat., Aug. 11
4 - 6pm ET
Men's 4x100 round 1
Women's
4x100 round 1
8 - 10pm
Men's 4x400 round 1
Women's 4x400 round 1
Women's 4x100 FINAL
Sun.,
Aug. 12
4 - 7:30pm
Men's 4x400 FINAL
Women's 4x400 FINAL
Men's 4x100 FINAL
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Running
a relay means checking your ego at the door and putting aside
arguments over who should take on the anchor leg. That's the
role that gets the most attention, but it's not necessarily
more important than any of the others. .
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