Team USA stormed to victory in the women’s 4x400m relay at Paris 2024 over four seconds ahead of second place, clocking 3:15.30 for a new Americas record in the event for the first time since Seoul 1988.
Shamier Little, Sydney Mclaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas and finally Alexis Holmes sealed an eighth consecutive Olympic title in the event.
Just 0.77 seconds ahead of the rest of the field at the first handoff, Mclaughlin-Levrone kicked into gear to set the U.S. ahead of silver medallists the Netherlands by nearly three seconds at the 200m mark, setting Thomas and Holmes up for a dominant place finish.
Their final time put them within 0.1 seconds of a World Record that has held for 36 years.
World champions the Netherlands, anchored by Femke Bol, settled for silver with a time of 3:19.50.
Great Britain flew through the finish just 0.22 seconds behind the silver medallists to take the country’s third bronze medal in the event.
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Publish date : 2024-08-10 19:38:03
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