#TokyoGoldRush | Bronze for Jamaica in Women's 4x400m relay
Published:Saturday | August 7, 2021 | 8:16 AM
Jamaica's women ended their 2020 Olympic Games campaign with a bronze medal in the 4x400m relay final on Saturday.
The team of Roneisha McGregor, Janieve Russell, Shericka Jackson and Candice McLeod clocked a season's best (SB) of 3:21.24 minutes but finished some distance behind the USA, consisting of Sydney McLaughlin, Allyson Felix, Dalilah Muhammad and Athing Mu. They won in an SB of 3:16.85.
Poland's team of Natalia Kaczmarek, Iga Baumgart-Witan, Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik and Justyna Święty-Ersetic, finished second in a national record (NR) of 3:20.53.
Jamaica's men however finished sixth in their equivalent final.
The team, consisting of Demish Gaye, Christopher Taylor, Jaheel Hyde and Nathon Allen finished in 2:58.76.
The race was won by the USA team of Michael Cherry, Michael Norman, Bryce Deadmon and Rai Benjamin in an SB 2:55.70.
The Netherlands placed second in an NR of 2:57.18, while Botswana clocked an African record of 2:57.27 for the bronze medal.
Only one athletics event remains in the 2020 Olympic Games, the marathon, which takes place on Sunday at 7 a.m. (Saturday 5 p.m. Jamaica time).