Bahamas Men’s 4x400m Relay Team member Ramon Miller coming out of the blocks during that race in the IAAF/BTC World Relays Bahamas 2015 at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium on Sunday, May 3. The Bahamas finished second with a season best time of 2:59.81 behind the US world-leading time of 2:58.43 for the gold medal. (BIS Photo/Letisha Henderson)
|
NASSAU, The Bahamas – Chris “The Fireman”
Brown looked somewhat disappointed as The Bahamas 4x400m Men’s Relay team lost
to the United States during the final and much anticipated race of the IAAF/BTC
World Relays Bahamas 2015
on Sunday night.
The relays held May 2-3 at the Thomas A
Robinson National Stadium attracted a more than 20,000 raucous and enthusiastic
crowd against the backdrop of pulsating Junkanoo sounds cheering on the
athletes of their choice.
The United States team anchored by LaShawn
Merritt finished with a world-leading time of 2:58.43 for the gold medal. The
Bahamas finished second with a season best time of 2:59.81 for a silver medal,
while Belgium finished third with a national record time of 2:59.33.
The United States won the Men’s 4x400m relay at the IAAF/BTC World Relays Bahamas 2015, at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium on Sunday, May 3, with a world-leading time of 2:58.43 for the gold medal. The Bahamas finished second with a season best time of 2:59.81 for a silver medal, while Belgium finished third with a national record time of 2:59.33.
(BIS Photo/Letisha Henderson)
|
The US team members were David Verburg, Tony
McQuay, Jeremy Wariner and LaShawn Merritt. Belgium’s team comprised twin
brothers Jonathan and Kevin Borlee, younger brother Dylan and Julien Watrin.
Following the race, Brown, still obviously
loved and appreciated by the home crowd, said “Thank the Lord we were able to
perform before the Bahamian people.”
The Bahamas’ team comprised Ramon Miller,
Michael Mathieu, Steven Gardiner and Chris Brown.
Brown, acknowledging that the team was
missing Demetrius Pinder said, “We ran a new guy who got lots of experience
today. It did not happen
tonight. We were up against the US.”
He said however that the team is ready for
the World Games in Beijing in August and again at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
