2017 IAAF World RelaysApr 23, 2017 by Taylor Dutch
Team USA Wins Gold In Dramatic 4x100m At World Relays
Team USA Wins Gold In Dramatic 4x100m At World Relays
Highlighted by a dominant anchor leg by Justin Gatlin, Team USA blasted a winning time of 38.43 to beat Barbados in the 4x100m Saturday night in Nassau, Bahamas. Behind the Americans, three competing teams missed their respective relay exchanges and faile
In a dramatic final, the 4x100m team of Leshon Collins, Mike Rodgers, Ronnie Baker, and Justin Gatlin earned the first sprint gold medal for the United States at the IAAF World Relays.
Highlighted by a dominant anchor leg by Gatlin, Team USA blasted a winning time of 38.43 to beat Barbados Saturday night in Nassau, Bahamas. Behind the Americans, three competing teams missed their respective relay exchanges and failed to finish.
Team Canada, which was led by Olympic silver medalist Andre De Grasse, dropped the baton on the backstretch between Aaron Brown and Brendon Rodney. During the preliminary round, De Grasse beat Gatlin on the anchor leg to earn an automatic spot into the final, but the re-match between the two Olympians never took place after the botched hand-off.
Great Britain and the Netherlands also failed to get the baton across the track to all four runners.
The United States' victory marks the second consecutive 4x100m championship at the IAAF World Relays.
We talked to the U.S. men after their victory:
35-year-old relay veteran Justin Gatlin talked about running anchor for only the second time in his professional career:
Highlighted by a dominant anchor leg by Gatlin, Team USA blasted a winning time of 38.43 to beat Barbados Saturday night in Nassau, Bahamas. Behind the Americans, three competing teams missed their respective relay exchanges and failed to finish.
Meanwhile, disappointment in the mixed zone as three teams fail to get the baton around #IAAFWorldRelays pic.twitter.com/smssLJKKPf
— IAAF (@iaaforg) April 23, 2017
Team Canada, which was led by Olympic silver medalist Andre De Grasse, dropped the baton on the backstretch between Aaron Brown and Brendon Rodney. During the preliminary round, De Grasse beat Gatlin on the anchor leg to earn an automatic spot into the final, but the re-match between the two Olympians never took place after the botched hand-off.
Great Britain and the Netherlands also failed to get the baton across the track to all four runners.
The United States' victory marks the second consecutive 4x100m championship at the IAAF World Relays.
We talked to the U.S. men after their victory:
35-year-old relay veteran Justin Gatlin talked about running anchor for only the second time in his professional career:
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