Team USA Shows Strong Performance in Women’s and Men’s 4×400-Meter Relays

The U.S. dominated the last two races of the Paris Games, winning gold in both the women’s and men’s 4×400-meter relays. In the women’s race, Shamier Little, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabby Thomas, and Alexis Holmes secured an almost four-second lead on the rest of the field, with Holmes crossing the finish line with a new American record. In the men’s race, the American team of Rai Benjamin, Christopher Bailey, Bryce Deadmon, and Vernon Norwood set a new Olympic record, with Benjamin becoming the first American runner to win both hurdles and the relay. Sixteen-year-old Quincy Wilson, who ran earlier in the week for the U.S., became the youngest Olympic track-and-field gold medalist ever and the youngest male U.S. Olympic gold medalist in any sport since 1952. The races were high-drama, with McLaughlin-Levrone and Benjamin playing key roles in securing gold for their teams. The U.S. finished the Paris Games on a high note, showing their dominance in the relays and making history with their performances.

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