USA Women's 4x400m Relay Team Wins Gold

The USA women's 4x400m relay team, composed of Shamier Little, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas, and Alexis Holmes, delivered a dominant performance at the Paris 2024 Olympics, winning gold with a time of 3:15.27 and setting a new American record. McLaughlin-Levrone's impressive 47.71-second split in the second leg significantly widened the lead, which was maintained by Thomas and Holmes, ensuring a comfortable victory by over four seconds. The Netherlands secured silver with a time of 3:19.50, and Great Britain took bronze at 3:19.72. This achievement highlights the evolving prowess of the U.S. women's track team and marks a historic moment as they came just 0.1 seconds short of breaking the long-standing world record set by the Soviet Union in 1988. The U.S. men's team also excelled, setting an Olympic record with a time of 2:54.43 in their 4x400m relay.