The United States powered to their seventh successive victory in the women’s 4x400m relay on Saturday as Allyson Felix won gold in the event for the fourth time to extend her Olympic medal haul to a remarkable 11.
Allyson Felix and Sydney McLaughlin of Team United States look on after competing in the Women's 4x400m Relay final on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 07, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
The U.S. could probably have fielded three teams and swept the podium such is their strength over the distance but their"first team" was dripping with quality. As expected, it was an unstoppable combination as their time of 3:16.85 brought them home almost four seconds ahead of the Poles, whose 3:20.53 was a national record.
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