By Mitch Phillips BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The mixed 4x400 metres relay has been a bit of a slow burn since joining the world athletics championships in ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSBUDAPEST - The mixed 4x400 metres relay has been a bit of a slow burn since joining the world athletics championships in 2019, with star athletes often giving it a miss, but Gabby Thomas said she, and the United States, were taking it very seriously in Budapest.
It is a gruelling-looking schedule with a risk that the relays could adversely affect her bid for a first global gold, having taken 200m bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics – where she also won a sprint relay silver - but missed out on her home world championships in Eugene last year following an injury."I think it's a really important event because it's a challenge,” she told reporters on Friday a day before the mixed final concludes the opening day’s action on Saturday.
“I think it’s a really special event because it gives a lot of countries the opportunity to really compete, but the U.S. has such a large pool to reach in and grab from,” Thomas said. Usain Bolt spent most of his career telling people that, however physically well-suited he appeared for the 400m, he disliked the pain far too much to take it on. Thomas felt the same until a spur of the moment change of heart.
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