Dafne Schippers about failed switch: I did not put on the brakes | Sport

sport">“I felt I was right on the mark and I had the feeling that Nadine was close, so I didn’t hit the brakes. Unfortunately she was further away than I thought”, Schippers recalled the first substitution. “We will have to see the images again, but it is clear that we are disappointed. We were looking forward to it, the form was there and the atmosphere in the team is very good.”

sport">The error was similar to that in the series. Even then, Schippers left a little too quickly and she had to hold back to be able to tackle the baton from Visser in time. “Because she hit the brakes then, I could still walk there. But now Dafne was too far,” said Visser. “It is a great pity, because we were all keen to run a very good relay. We trained well and often.”

sport">According to Schippers, there was no question that she was taking more risks to force a sharp change. “No, no more risk than usual. It is true that training cannot be compared to competitions. There are so many more things involved. The speed is different, violence comes at you from other women and it has to go right the first time.”

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