On the opening day of the Budapest 23 World Athletics Championships, Jamaica got off to a very bad start .... ๐ฏ๐ฒ Tough Run for Team Jamaica at #Budapest23 ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ Our athletes Demish GAYE, Natoya GOULE-TOPPIN, Malik JAMES-KING, and Stacey Ann WILLIAMS gave it their all, but unfortunately, they missed the final of the mixed 4x400m relay. Jamaica secured fifth place in heat 2, with a time of 3:14.05 SB. Keep cheering them on! ๐ช๐ฅ #WorldAthleticsChampionships #TeamJamaica" The winning team of the 4x400m will walk away with US$60,000, that's approximately JA$9,000,000 Join this channel to get the latest updates through live streams, exclusive interviews, opinion pieces, and insights from coaches https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChbq21l7nh2u_mSunnUkvrA/join ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stay up to date with the latest news from the world of track and field by checking out our website at http://trackalerts.com Also, ****Be sure to follow me on your favorite social media platform!*** Facebook http://facebook.com/trackalerts Twitter http://twitter.com/trackalerts Instagram http://instagram.com/trackalerts We want to hear from you! We are in an Olympic Games year, Toyko 2020 so join our lively discussion by leaving a comment below. You can also email us at info@trackalerts.com. Jamaica dominated track and field at the last three Olympic Games with Usain Bolt, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Elaine Thompson, Omar McLeod. Bolt won 100m and 200m gold medals in Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016 while Thompson won the Rio 2016 sprint double. Fraser-Pryce won the 100m in Beijing 2008 and London 2012 while McLeod's 110m hurdles victory came in Rio 2016. In Tokyo 2020, Jamaica will be looking to Asafa Powell, along with new kids on the block Briana Williams, Kevona Davis, Ashanti Moore, Akeem Bloomfield, Kiara Grant, Yohan Blake, Alana Reid, Brianna Lyston, Ackeem Blake, Oblique Seville, Hansle Parchment, Danielle Williams, Janeek Brown and many more.