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US men claim crushing victory in 4x400m relay

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BUDAPEST: The United States maintained their vice-like grip of the men’s 4x400 metres relay on Sunday (Aug 27) when they emphatically won their ninth world gold from the last 10 finals.The US, who have also won four of the last five Olympic golds, came home well clear in 2:57.31.Quincy Hall and Vernon Norwood built an early lead before Justin Robinson, who also got a gold in the mixed 4x400 on the opening night, stretched it to give anchor Rai Benjamin a virtual lap of honour.France took silver as a national record 2:58.45 gave them their first medal of the championships in the penultimate event.Britain took bronze in 2:58.71, holding off back to back silver medallists Jamaica.

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Amoj Jacob, one of the runners in the men's 4x400m relay quartet that came close to shattering the USA's aura of invincibility at the World Athletics Championships recently, said on Tuesday he was confident India would win the Asian Games gold, and would also aim for an Olympic podium finish if it qualifies. The 4x400m relay team smashed the Asian record in a stunning race, clocking 2 minute 59.05 seconds in the heat to qualify for its maiden final round of the Worlds in Budapest last week. The quartet of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi and Rajesh Ramesh finished second behind USA to make it to the final of the event before it finished fifth among six teams in the showdown.
Amoj Jacob, one of the runners in the men's 4x400m relay quartet that came close to shattering the USA's aura of invincibility at the World Athletics Championships recently, said on Tuesday he was confident India would win the Asian Games gold, and would also aim for an Olympic podium finish if it qualifies. The 4x400m relay team smashed the Asian record in a stunning race, clocking 2 minute 59.05 seconds in the heat to qualify for its maiden final round of the Worlds in Budapest last week. The quartet of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi and Rajesh Ramesh finished second behind USA to make it to the final of the event before it finished fifth among six teams in the showdown.
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BUDAPEST: The United States emphatically won their ninth world men's 4x400 gold from the last 10 finals on Sunday (Aug 27) but the absence of their women's team allowed the Netherlands to take gold after one of the performances of the week by anchor Femke Bol.
The Irish quartet of Kelly McGrory, Sharlene Mawdsley, Roisin Harrison and Sophie Becker finished eighth in the final of the women's 4x400m relay, bringing down the curtain on an impressive championships for Team Ireland.
The Indian men's 4x400 relay team stunned everyone, finishing second in the qualifying round on Saturday, only behind the USA quartet. India's performance in the qualifier earned them a ticket to the final, while also smashing the Asian record in the event. After clocking 2.59 in the qualifier, the Indian quartet has its eyes set on an even bigger milestone. Amoj Jacob, a part of India's 4x400 team, said that it's good that the team is being considered underdogs, as there's no focus on them.

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