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Originally Posted by jorgelito
3. Upset city, part 2! Both Mens and Womens 4x400m Relay teams failed to qualify for the semi-finals opening up a sure win for the Jamaicans. What happened? Both teams dropped their batons dropping them out of the races. But at least the ladies scrambled and made a bid to at least finish the race. My guess is the rain played a part but the runners themselves admitted to poor focus and a freak happenstance.
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Those are the 4 x 100 teams, not 4 x 400. The US men could drop the baton in the 4 x 400, but would probably still win, they are that dominant at that distance.
The performance by jamaica today in the men's 4 x 100 was sublime, destroying a long standing record in track (since 92 I think) by 3/10ths, which is a lot.