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Come discuss the 2008 Beijing Summer games with a couple of fanatics!
Friday, August 27, 2004
Stick Stick Stick!
The women's Jamaican team won the 4x100m relay today after Marion Jones failed to pass the baton successfully to her teammate. The US women did not finish. After Angela Williams jumped the gun (as it were) and started running before Jones could get to her, Jones was not able to pass her the baton until she was beyond the 20 meter passing zone. Both women knew immediately they were out of the race and walked off the track. Only an hour beforehand, Jones came up 5th in the long jump competition. One has to wonder if the doping allegations interfered with her best efforts at these games.
The women's Jamaican team won the 4x100m relay today after Marion Jones failed to pass the baton successfully to her teammate. The US women did not finish. After Angela Williams jumped the gun (as it were) and started running before Jones could get to her, Jones was not able to pass her the baton until she was beyond the 20 meter passing zone. Both women knew immediately they were out of the race and walked off the track. Only an hour beforehand, Jones came up 5th in the long jump competition. One has to wonder if the doping allegations interfered with her best efforts at these games.
