The men's

4 × 200 metres relay The 4 × 200 metres relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 200 metres or half a lap on a standard 400 metre track. The event is a world record eligible event, but is not a standard event at most tra ...

at the

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was held at the

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on 23 April. Using the four turn stagger, teams were spread across the turn. The best relative judgement of progress is against the stagger. On the first leg, American

Noah Lyles Noah Lyles (born July 18, 1997) is an American professional track and field sprinter competing in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic 200 m bronze medalist and a two-time World champion, having won the event at the ...

separated from Bahamas' Blake Bartlett to his inside and gained on China's Tang Xingqiang, while Canadian

Gavin Smellie Gavin Ramon Smellie (born June 26, 1986) is a Jamaican-born Canadian sprinter. Born in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica, Smellie moved to Etobicoke in Canada at the age of 14. Smellie is a graduate of Western Kentucky University which he attended ...

gained against Jamaican relay gold medalist

Nickel Ashmeade Nickel Ashmeade (born 7 April 1990) is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 meters. Nickel Ashmeade ran the third leg for Jamaica's 4 × 100 m team at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow which won the gold medal. Nickel ...

to his outside. On the second leg, American

Jarrion Lawson Jarrion Lawson (born May 6, 1994) is an American sprinter and long jumper. He placed third in the men's long jump at the 2012 World Junior Championships. Competing for the Arkansas Razorbacks, he won five individual NCAA championship titles and ...

passed China's Mo Youxue, making USA look like the clear leader as the international broadcasters called the race. On the inside, Canadian

Brendon Rodney Brendon Rodney (born 9 April 1992) is a Canadian sprinter. As a member of the Canadian men's relay team, he is a two-time Olympic medallist in the 4 × 100 metres relay, taking silver in 2020 and bronze in 2016. He is also the 2022 World champ ...

had also passed Jamaica's

Rasheed Dwyer Rasheed Dwyer (born 29 January 1989) is a Jamaican athlete specializing in the sprinting events. His two biggest successes to date are winning the gold in 200 metres at the 2011 Summer Universiade and also winning the gold (200 m ...

. Canada put their star, triple Olympic medalist,

Andre De Grasse Andre De Grasse (born November 10, 1994) is a Canadian sprinter. A six-time Olympic medallist, De Grasse is the reigning Olympic champion in the 200 m, and also won the silver in the 200 m in 2016. He won a second silver in the 4×100 re ...

on third leg. With USA the stagger leader on the outside, DeGrasse clearly was pulling away from everybody else and making up the gap to USA's Isiah Young. DeGrasse's leg was the first time the announcers noticed Canada. DeGrasse passed to Aaron Brown two steps ahead of the Americans pass to

Ameer Webb Ameer Kenneth Webb (born March 19, 1991) is an American Sprint (running), sprinter specializing in the 100 metres, 100 m and 200 metres, 200 m. College career At Texas A&M Webb was the 200 meter champion at the 2013 NCAA Men's Divisio ...

. Brown held that advantage to the finish line, with the Jamaican team, anchored by

Yohan Blake Yohan Blake (born 26 December 1989) is a Jamaican sprinter specialising in the 100-metre and 200-metre sprint races. He won gold at the 100 m at the 2011 World Athletics Championships as the youngest 100 m world champion ever, and a silver m ...

, the second fastest man in history, trailing the Americans by 15 meters.

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

Schedule

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) advanced to the

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Final

The final was started at 21:36.Final Results
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References

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