No relay medals in Tokyo – what went wrong for GB’s squads?

In a year, many things can change.

Five gold medals in the relay race were returned by Great Britain, and there was renewed optimism following the Paris Olympics.

The British team’s first-ever relay medal win in 22 years is a different story in Tokyo, which is celebrated more than 12 months later.

Britain placed fourth on Sunday in the 4x100m for women and sixth in the men’s 4x400m.

They finished last in the women’s 4x400m heat and fifth in the 4x400m mixed relay earlier in the week, and they had a DNF.

What has actually gone wrong, then?

Eugene Amo-Dadzie blundered and set off too early for the handover, leaving Jona Efoloko stranded with the baton in the men’s 4x100m.

Former sprinter Jeanette Kwakye remarked, “You can see Jona Efoloko is shouting “hand,” and essentially he is asking for Eugene Amo-Dadzie to put his hand out, but you can see he’s gone too soon.

There are measured steps and they practice a lot, which is frustrating because sometimes people claim that the incoming runner is responsible for that.

Greg Rutherford, the 2012 Olympic gold medalist in London, described the experience as “heartbreaking” for a team that won bronze in Paris a year prior.

Despite posting a personal best of 9.87 seconds in the 100-meter race three weeks before the championships, he feared Amo-Dadzie felt the pressure and felt “overwhelmed” at the moment.

“Rutherford said, “The changeovers were beautiful from one to two and two to three.” He simply passed away too soon.

Late in the season, September, and he continued, “It seems like everyone has forgotten how to pass the baton.”

Similar frustration was felt by the women’s 4x400m team, which is accustomed to achieving silver or bronze at nine of the previous ten world championships.

The quartet, which included Yemi Mary John, Nicole Yeargin, and Victoria Ohuruogu, came in last in their heat, which Rutherford thought was “not good enough.”

“Yes, it’s difficult and the conditions are difficult, but you can’t come in last at a world championships with that much focus on an event.”

Amber Anning, the 4x400m champion indoorswoman at the Olympics, was not in the heat. Additionally, Laviai Nielsen, the fourth member of that medal-winning squad, was not chosen for Tokyo.

The four girls who left should be able to get a job, they say. It’s genuinely not good enough, in my opinion.

“We would expect them to qualify,” Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill continued. In the past, we have witnessed the team’s success. What exactly did that Great British team do wrong?

After Great Britain failed to take the podium in the women’s 4x100m relay, Dina Asher-Smith told BBC Sport, “We gave it our all. We sincerely wanted gold, after all.

“We will analyze and go back and look back.” Not necessarily a disappointment, either. It’s all about progressing, improving, and improving it next time.

We always aim to be top of the podium, and I represent every relay team there. We have high expectations, so what we were going to do, especially in LA, was work hard, stay disciplined, and go after it.

Great Britain and Northern Ireland placed 21st overall and silver medalized, and they also finished with five overall. Their worst World Championship performance since Paris 2003 is reported.

At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Darren Campbell led UK Athletics’ sprints, relays, and hurdles team, winning gold as part of the country’s 4x100m relay team.

He stated in a statement to More Than The Score on BBC World Service that “relax success requires attitude, discipline, and discipline.”

According to Campbell, “I would say percentage wise, we are up there for constantly challenging.” Although our work is very good, our relays occasionally go wrong.

We won’t move the baton if you only have fast hands and no hand skills. You require excellent acceleration, beautiful, slick hand changes, and discipline.

British Athletics received £1.725 million less from Paris for the four-year cycle to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, compared to £42.45 million in UK Sport funding.

The company was “delighted” with the decision, according to Jack Buckner, CEO of UK Athletics, adding that their recent medal hauls deserved more money.

Rutherford said he anticipated better because of the resources at the relay sides’ disposal, but it is unknown how much money each athlete will receive from the funding or how much money is allocated to each event.

He said, “We put so much effort into the relay in this country.” We have hired a number of people to make sure we get this right, but it has turned out really badly today.

Financial aid should not be viewed as a “reward” or “punishment” for performances at the Paris Games, according to Sally Munday, CEO of UK Sport.

She said, “We’ve decided to look at their potential when we’ve opposed all the sports.”

Athletes are also supported by National Lottery grants known as APAs, which are designed to help them concentrate on their sport.

In her post-race interview, Ohuruogu thanked the National Lottery and the Team GB staff.

“We’re really grateful that we couldn’t deliver today, but overall it’s been a good championship,” said Team GB.

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