Honestly, for a country that built a legacy on relay dominance, the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou marked an undeniable low point for Team USA. Just one gold medal—down three from last year—was all they managed. The meet was riddled with baton drops, disqualifications, and missed chances. The men’s 4x400m team couldn’t qualify for the final, and the mixed 4x100m saw a botched baton exchange between Jada Mowatt and Kendal Williams. The results prompted the former coach to speak out, and commentators are backing that up!
Following Team USA’s underwhelming showing in Guangzhou, the reaction from within the track and field community has been pointed and public. Mechelle L. Freeman, Olympic gold medalist and coach, didn’t mince words. In a direct post, she wrote on X: “It can never be about everybody getting a chance to run. The decisions should always be based on doing what it takes to accomplish the task as best as possible, every single time. Period. #MinimizeRisk #MaximizePerformance.” She later hinted at deeper frustrations in a follow-up post, adding: “So many things I wish I could say…”
Her remarks quickly drew attention, especially after commentator Rae Edwards of RaesTake TV shared a screenshot of her post, adding his own thoughts: “Welp. Not much you can say to her at this point.” On X, Edwards expanded: “I mean. Team USA y’all just gave her fire for her speech. For whatever internal reasons, the external is now taking the damage. That world relays showcase was definitely horrid and unacceptable by the standards of what Team USA used to be. She gets the last laugh now for sure.”
The story is developing…
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