Commonwealth Games: Sprint relay silver and bronze for Trinidad and Jamaica respectively, 4th place finish for Guyana

Guyana missed out on a podium finish in the Men’s 4X100m Relay at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Guyana finished 4th, running 40.05s, in the race won by England, Trinidad and Tobago and Nigeria.

This was the first time since the Games started in 1930 that Guyana had competed in the relays. The Guyanese athletes that finished fourth were Arizine Chance, Nolex Holder, Akeem Stewart and Emanuel Archibald.
Despite the absence of 200m champion Jereem Richards, Trinidad and Tobago’s team of Jerod Elcock, Eric Harrison Jr, Kion Benjamin Hislop and Kyle Greaux raced to a season-best 38.70 to claim second place behind England that ran a season-best 38.35 for the gold medal. Nigeria ran 38.81 for the bronze.

Meanwhile, Jamaica’s women owe a debt of gratitude to sprint-double champion Elaine Thompson-Herah for their bronze medal as Kemba Nelson, Remona Burchell and Natalliah Whyte were unable to put Jamaica in contention for a medal over the first three legs.
However, at the final exchange with Jamaica in fifth, the fastest woman alive, stormed down the home stretch to snatch the bronze medal from Australia.
Jamaica clocked a relatively pedestrian 43.08, well behind England who ran a season-best 42.41 for the silver and winners Nigeria, who stormed to a new area record of 42.10. Australia clocked 43.16 for fourth.