The Swiss Athletics women’s 4x100m relay has a new opportunity to shine this weekend at the Worlds in Eugene. After three consecutive 4th places (Europeans 2018, Worlds 2019 and Olympics 2021), he dreams of finally picking up a medal.
A place on the podium would be the culmination of a project launched in 2010 by Laurent Meuwly with a view to the 2014 Europeans in Zurich. A project that had started in an ideal way with a qualification for the 2011 Worlds in Daegu, where the torchbearers had won their ticket for the 2012 Olympics.
In addition to Mujinga Kambundji and Ajla Del Ponte, current coach Adrien Rothenbuehler can also count on Géraldine Frey (11″23 this season), Salomé Kora and Sarah Atcho, as well as joker Natacha Kouni (11″12 in Bulle two weeks ago ).
At the foot of Kambundji au repos
Coach of this relay, Adrien Rothenbühler chose to leave Mujinga Kambundji to rest on Friday evening during the playoffs. A luxury unimaginable three years ago, but an option that he will certainly be able to take advantage of often in the future with other young people like Melissa Gutschmidt or Léonie Pointet who are also asserting themselves.
The composition of the women’s 4×400 m relay, whose series are scheduled for Saturday evening in Oregon, is also known: Silke Lemmens, Julia Niederberger, Annina Fahr and Yasmin Giger will be associated.
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