Team USA wins gold in men's 4x400-meter relay at Paris Olympics

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Team USA needed to set an Olympic record to win the men’s 4x400-meter relay on Saturday to win the gold medal in the race at the Paris Games.

The team of Christopher Bailey, Vernon Norwood, Bryce Deadmon and Rai Benjamin narrowly defeated Botswana and Great Britain. The American set an Olympic record of 2:54.43 with the win.

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Botswana's Letsile Tebogo and US' Rai Benjamin compete in the men's 4x400m relay final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 10, 2024. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)

The Americans turned around a comeback victory of sorts. Team USA was keeping a brisk pace on the first lap as Bailey handed the baton to Norwood. The veteran runner then battled Botswana’s Busang Collen Kebinatshipi and got ahead of him as he passed to Deadmon.

Deadmon took off like a rocket and sprinted the U.S. into the lead. But it came down to Benjamin and Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo. Benjamin was running in front of Tebogo through most of the race and as Tebogo turned on the burners, so did Benjamin.

Bryce Deadmon of Team United States and Anthony Pesela of Team Botswana compete during the men's 4 x 400m relay final on day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 10, 2024 in Paris, France.  (Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

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Benjamin crossed the line first, followed by Tebogo. Great Britain’s Charles Dobson crossed the line behind Tebogo to secure a bronze medal for his country.

Rai Benjamin of Team United States celebrates