The women’s team from the United States set the pace in the 4x100 at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, after imposing conditions in the Final and winning the gold medal. PUBLICIDAD However, the men were unable to do the same, so the champions of this edition were the Canadians, while South Africa and Great Britain completed the podium. PUBLICIDAD The United States Women's Team won the gold in the 4x100 at Paris 2024 The women's final had rain as its main guest, framing a unique moment of the afternoon when Sha’Carri Richardson went from third to first place.
In addition, the American runner took the luxury of looking to the right and celebrating that she had only 10 meters left to add one more gold medal to her country. The United States team, made up of Melissa Jefferson, Twanisha Terry, Gabby Thomas, and Sha’Carri Richardson, regained the crown eight years later. It is worth noting that Great Britain and Germany completed the podium, winning silver and bronze, respectively.
Canada is the king in men After the women's 4x100 concluded, the men took their positions on the track, even though there was no longer any rain. The United States team was disqualified for handing off the baton outside the designated zone. This is not the first time that Americans have experienced a situation like this, as they had a similar incident in Rio 2016.
Now, they have added 20 years without being able to get on the 4x100 podium, since the last time was in Sydney 2000, so they have accumulated one more failure in their history. Additionally, they did not have the presence of Noah Lyles, their top representative, who tested positive for COVID-19, although he still ran the 200 meters. The Canadian team took the gold medal, while South Africa and Great Britain completed the podium.
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