Even before the 4 x 100m women’s relay started, we were on the edge of our seats. I think all of us have faint memories of panicked baton passing at sports day. The worry of fumbling the pass, the awareness of the crowds watching, the desperation not to be the person that drops it. And we can only imagine how amplified these feelings are when running the fastest of the relays at the Paris Olympics. Gulp.
Dina Asher-Smith, Imani Lansiquot, Amy Hunt and Daryll Neita were taking on this stress for Team GB. Despite the rain, they got off to a flying start. They sped through two changeovers, leaving Amy Hunt leading the race as they raced towards the final leg.
This is where those sports day fears could well have cost Team GB everything. A difficult changeover happened between Hunt and Neita. But that wasn’t going to stop our girls: Neita absolutely powered her way down the final straight to snag a silver medal for the team.
While it wasn’t the gold that the commentators were sure they had been on track for, we couldn’t be prouder of our runners. They showed how much grit and talent Team GB women have, even when things don’t quite go to plan.
And the relay wasn’t the only medal for us in the stadium tonight. Katerina Johnson-Thompson crossed the finish line of the…
