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The president of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations, Drumeco Archer, is optimistic about the future of Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Steven Gardiner despite their recent Olympic struggles, believing they will return to the big stage and perform well before retirement.
The president of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA), Drumeco Archer, is confident of the future of Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Steven Gardiner.
Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Steven Gardiner are among the star athletes set to benefit from a track and field program as they look to continue impressing as they approach retirement. This season, The Bahamas left the Olympic Games with no medals.
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Steven Gardiner, the defending Olympic Champion, failed to impress as he picked up an injury in the semifinal of the men’s 400m. On her part, Shaunae Miller-Uibo also failed to live up to the billing as she failed to proceed to the semifinal of the women’s 400m.
Another athlete who had the potential to win a medal was world indoor champion Devynne Charlton, who faded to a sixth-place finish in the final of the women’s 100m hurdles.
“Let me just say that this is really not the end for them. There’s a lot more in the gas tank. Let me preface by saying I don’t speak for them but I’m optimistic that you just don’t end your career like that so I’m expecting them to return to the big stage and deliver as the world expects them to,” Drumeco Archer told Sports Max TV.
“With an illustrious 10-year span for both Shaunae (Miller-Uibo) and Steven Gardiner, obviously there’s an expectation but I think what we’ve done over the years is have the vision of trying to continue to produce new growth to the program and so I think we have a legion of new rising stars that will replace the likes of Shaunae and Steven,” Archer added.
Archer added that their program is a robust one and he believes it will help boost the performance of the athletes and once they hit the ground running ahead of next season, they will bounce back to winning ways.
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