According to the expert, the 4×400 meter mixed message should be removed.
Belgian and Australian teams switched to a staple in the World Championships in the World Championships in China earlier this season. Aop
Three times in the World Cup program. It has Iltalehti’s athletics expert Arto Bryggaren I think three times too much.
He would put 4×400 meters out of the world championship.
– At the International Athletics Association [WA] There was a pressure to get some mixed competition in the last decade. I do not understand why 400 meters were selected because it is damn demanding. The competitive level will fall significantly after the US, after the Netherlands and Poland, when there are no high quality teams, Bryggare says.
The expert says that the reason for choosing this running distance is cynical.
– You don’t want the teams to join and you can jerk the sport at the beginning of the value races.
In addition to the 2019, 2022 and 2023 World Championships, the 4×400 meter mixed message has been in the 2021 and 2024 Olympics. The US has won the medal in every measure. The Dutch, the Dominican Republic and the United Kingdom have achieved two medals, Poland, Bahrain, Jamaica and Czech Republic.
– 4×100 meters would be the right mixed team competition. A mixed -up message would be a team in every country. The 100 -meter run is the most competitive sport alongside the marathon. There are two good women and men in many countries in a quick message, but not four women or men.
The challenge of a mixed clip message is the schedule if the competition in question is to be organized at the beginning of the values, like the current mixed competition.
– I understand the logic that the congestion becomes huge if you put the mixed ports at the start of the race, because normal 100 meters runs are always on the opening days of value competitions.
WA is answering the cry. It has been decided to include the 4×100 meter mixed message for the 2026-28 World Championships program for 2026-28. Perhaps it will replace the 4×400 meter mixed race in the future.