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Actually, a sold-out stadium. We are minutes away from getting underway. The first of our finals is the mixed 4 by 100 meters. Can Jamaica improve on their world record from yesterday? The mixed 4 by 100 meters final is underway. Jamaica absolutely steaming their way around the bend. The final change is good. And for Jamaica, HERE GOES TIA CLAYTON. SHE'S METERS CLEAR. KEEP AN EYE ON THE CLOCK HERE. THE FIRST WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS TITLE OF 2026 GOES TO JAMAICA IN A BRAND NEW WORLD RECORD. THEY IMPROVE THEIR OWN MARK. Canada home in second, last year's champions. But Jamaica got it all absolutely right when it mattered.
It's the mixed 4 by 400 meters final. Away they go in pursuit over the next 3 and a bit minutes or so of those diamond medals and those places in the World Athletics Ultimate Championship. Bailey Lear and Rochelle Clayton. Bailey Lear of the USA COMES INTO THE HOME STRAIGHT opening up a gap on Clayton of Jamaica here. But the top ones are USA. That was a real traditional 4 by 4 relay fight, wasn't it, between the United States and Jamaica? The spoils, the gold, the glitter goes to the USA ahead of Jamaica. Ready and waiting for our women's 4 by 100 meters athletes. And here are Jamaica with three Williams in the inner lane.
Racing in the women's 4 by 100 meters World Athletics Relays final. AS ELAINE THOMPSON-HERAH PREPARES TO GET THE BATON FOR JAMAICA, SHE'S GOT DONALEE CAMPBELL OF CANADA TO CHASE DOWN. And Maria PEREZ OUTSIDE. ELAINE THOMPSON-HERAH ROLLING BACK THE YEARS. THE FIVE-TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST BRINGS JAMAICA HOME AHEAD OF CANADA AND SPAIN. And it is a golden return to international competition with Jamaica for Elaine Thompson-Herah. It's absolutely stacked. It's loaded. It's bursting. Whatever you want to call it, it's the men's 4 by 100 meters final. So, the next four stadium rises as we get underway and Botswana flying out of the blocks right on the outside. USA
having a cracking start as well from Ronnie Baker. So, now the USA with South Africa on their outside. Great Britain HAVE GONE AS WELL. THEY'RE ALL FALLING HERE, BUT NOT OUT FRONT WHERE USA AND SOUTH AFRICA ON THE FINAL LEG. PJ AUSTIN AGAINST AKANE SIMBINE. GERMANY NOT OUT OF IT. LOOK AT Australia on the INSIDE WITH ROHAN BROWNING, BUT IT'S THE USA. SIMBINE CHALLENGING FOR AFRICA. Can't get there. USA TAKE THE TITLE, DEPOSING LAST YEAR'S WINNERS SOUTH AFRICA. What a run down the home straight. What a head-to-head.
