Olympics Day 16 (8/10): Relays! Distance runs! Marta vs. the USWNT!
And cycling and climbing and water polo, oh my.
Usually I like to lead with something positive, but…
You are relay-racing, not arm wrestling, gentlemen. The curse is alive and well for the men’s relay team, though I suspect it’s less a curse than misplaced overconfidence and a focus on individual races. (They had to remove Noah Lyles from the lineup, but still.) If I remember correctly, there was also a hinky handoff for the U.S. in the 4x400 mixed relay, but it didn’t amount to anything. And Sha’Carri Richardson had an awkward one in the women’s 4x100, but that was IN A DELUGE, and also, she has roadblocks: