A rag-tag men’s 4x100m relay outfit did well to land silver at the African championships in Mauritius on Friday, but it was left to the women to push up SA’s gold medal count by two to five.
Instead the motley crew comprised one veteran sprinter, a hurdler, a long-jumper and a junior — Henricho Bruintjies, Antonio Alkana, Cheswill Johnson and Benji Richardson — and they got the baton around in 39.79 to finish second behind a dominant Kenya .SA’s qualification hopes for the world championships in Eugene, Oregon, next month could now depend on a wing and a prayer.SA is currently ranked in the last available spot for the men’s relay — 16th in the world — thanks to the 38.
“We have a couple of guys who are not normally relay guys, they came in, did their best and everyone’s just happy to get the medal.” SA must hope nobody overhauls them before the end of the world championship qualifying window on June 26.The women’s 4x100m team also picked up a silver medal, finishing behind Nigeria, though their 44.87 was well off the minimum 42.97 they’d need to get to the global showpiece.
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