August 28, 2015
#BEIJING2015: Gold for Jamaica’s 4x100m women
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s 4x100m women ran a brilliantly executed race to retain their title at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China.
The quartet clocked 41.07s, smashing the championship record made in Moscow, to win ahead of America and Trinidad and Tobago.
Elaine Thompson and Veronica Campbell-Brown replaced Sherone Simpson and Kerron Stewart for the final. Campbell-Brown led off to Natasha Morrison to Thompson with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce on anchor.
American finished second in a time of 41.68s while Trinidad and Tobago claimed third in a national record of 42.03.
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