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Fraser clears air on relay mark-up
Posted by admin on Aug 23rd, 2009 and filed under Featured. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry from your site
By Vijay, TrackAlerts.com
BERLIN – Newly crowned World 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser has dismissed reports that she and Kerron Stewart demanded special legs on Jamaica’s 4×100m relay team.
"Whosoever said we demanded (the legs) to run, that was not true…all decisions were made by the management team," she said.
"We had no part in that decision,".
Reports last week was that Stephen Francis, Fraser’s coach, demanded his athlete run on the straight, the second or anchor leg, while it was clear from last year that Stewart would be better served in a similar position.
Veronica Campbell-Brown, who has been anchoring Jamaica’s relay teams for years, was left to choose between the start and third legs, but decided against any and advised team management she would not run.
Fraser added: "In the end it was a team effort, and we went out and did what was best for the team."
Despite not having their most experienced runner Campbell-Brown on the team, Jamaica was able to win gold in 42.06 secs over the Bahamas and host country Germany.
Posted by admin on Aug 23rd, 2009 and filed under Featured. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry from your site
By Vijay, TrackAlerts.com
BERLIN – Newly crowned World 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser has dismissed reports that she and Kerron Stewart demanded special legs on Jamaica’s 4×100m relay team.
"Whosoever said we demanded (the legs) to run, that was not true…all decisions were made by the management team," she said.
"We had no part in that decision,".
Reports last week was that Stephen Francis, Fraser’s coach, demanded his athlete run on the straight, the second or anchor leg, while it was clear from last year that Stewart would be better served in a similar position.
Veronica Campbell-Brown, who has been anchoring Jamaica’s relay teams for years, was left to choose between the start and third legs, but decided against any and advised team management she would not run.
Fraser added: "In the end it was a team effort, and we went out and did what was best for the team."
Despite not having their most experienced runner Campbell-Brown on the team, Jamaica was able to win gold in 42.06 secs over the Bahamas and host country Germany.