Americans Brittany Reese, Brianna McNeal falter at world track championships
Noah Lyles let out a huge scream and kept right on running — through the finish line and straight toward his teammate, Christian Coleman. After a quick hug, Lyles stuck the baton out and Coleman grabbed hold, too.Motivated by a team meeting in the morning, then propelled by sticky-fingered flawlessness at night, the American men overcame the country’s longest and most-notorious track jinx to win gold at the world championships Saturday in the 4x100 relay that has bedeviled this team for decades.
Then, this: A win that was anything but pre-ordained, despite the clear advantage the Americans held in raw speed.Three times, the Americans passed the baton — from Coleman to Justin Gatlin, from Gatlin to Mike Rodgers, and from Rodgers to Lyles — and with nary a hiccup in any of the exchanges. The clean exchanges allowed that raw speed to take over.Still pumped more than an hour after the race, Lyles provided his own play-by-play.
Bad: A false start by Olympic champion Brianna McNeal in the 100-meter hurdle heats — “I didn’t false start,” she insisted to the judges before leaving the track . And Brittney Reese’s surprisingly early exit from the long jump, meaning she won’t be in the final to defend her title Sunday.
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