Thursday, July 31, 2014
GLASGOW, Scotland — Jamaica's historic 1-2-3 in the women's Commonwealth Games 400m final at Hampden Park on Tuesday seemed as easy as A-B-C for the medal winners themselves.
A sweep at this level is rare, but the Jamaican trio of Stephenie McPherson (gold), Novlene Williams-Mills (silver) and Christine Day (bronze) seemed unfazed by it.
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| Jamaica’s 400m medallists (from left) Novlene Williams-Mills (silver), Stephenie McPherson (gold) and Christine Day (bronze) display their medals during the medals ceremony on Tuesday evening. |
At post-race interview, they were cool, calm and collected. Their posture suggested they expected it to go exactly as it turned out. Perhaps not in the order it did, but certainly they had dreamt gold, silver, and bronze for Jamaica.
Day confirmed it: "Before we came out here, we planned for the one-two-three."
The veteran of the trio and whose life story is a triumph of the human spirit, Williams-Mills hungered for the gold, but she graciously applauded the younger runners for their success, and revelled in hers.
"Yes, I am a little bit disappointed, but I am very happy for Christine and I am happy for Stephenie and we came out here and put on a good show," said the 31-year-old, stooping while she spoke with Jamaican journalists.
The silver for Williams-Mills, a cancer survivor, was an upgrade from the bronze she won in Melbourne, Australia, in 2006.
Gold medal winner, McPherson, 25, said she simply carried out her coach's instructions, and the victory was the end result.
"I came here with my coach's instructions and went through the rounds as best I could. It's a good place to win my first (senior gold medal) as the Great Britain girl, Christine Ohuruogu, won her first medal here, so hopefully I can follow. more
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