Mixed 4x400m Relay Final | World Athletics Championships Doha 2019

now time for the first mixed relay final in World Championship history true Paules Dylan and Kevin Great Britain European record holders after yesterday Marcin Rooney anchoring them rabbi Yousuf on lead leg Emily diamond and Zoe Clarke in the middle Jamaicans did well in their Heat yesterday Nathan Allen McGregor Tiffany James and Siobhan Francis he can produce some storming anchor leg so watch out for him most of these teams going in the order men women women men not all of them more of that in a minute Allyson Felix here the veteran back from maternity leave if she wins a gold tonight that will take her to 12 world titles one ahead of Usain Bolt with whom she currently shares the record [Applause] the Brazilians anchored by Alexander Rousseau making their way down the home straight pyrotechnics or whistles and bells and this team are doing something a little different leading with both their men so they're two women will have to hang on it will make the race incredibly entertaining a lot of expatriation Indians in the crowd they'll get a rush of adrenaline these four I'm sure no one Nirmal Tom will be the anchor leg runner for the Indians plenty of people watching live in India we hope they're excited about what they may see the star named for the Bahrain team so i eed nasa a few people thought she might put go this because she's taking on there she is brilliant leg yesterday by the way and a box run an excellent last leg inside 45 seconds but nasa has got to taste take on shaw nebula we go for the individual title few people thought she'd be rested that's not the case so just a reminder seven of the eight teams are going in the order male female female male only one is not sticking to that tactic the polish athletes are deciding to put their men out first and second and it will come down to the very experienced Justina's fighty Ursa touch to try and hang on come the anchor leg any order you like on this mix relay and Jenny I quite like that the polls have done that it brings a little touch of added intrigue to this brand-new addition to the world championship program it does I think they funded their chances of a medal here but they were one of the quickest qualify as yesterday in the heat they've obviously thought you know what we have to do something different I actually feel quite sorry though for the two women on the third and fourth legs they're gonna have to have a really strong mental plan they're going to know that they might potentially get hunted down by some of the other teams so really interested that was actually one of the loudest cheers we had yesterday in the stadium when we watched the Japanese athlete the female athlete on the last leg they went with that strategy and unfortunately for the Japanese team and that athletes but you know she's sort of seven men passed her in the home straight but yeah really interesting this is just a added a new dynamic to it Lucia Issa on lead lake for them saw what eid nasa goes third she'll be the big star huge number of indians in the crowd Madonna's lead leg his mayor second Matthew and Tom on anchor suara remember the two poles the two men are going first and second it'll be a case of holding on for the women Raziel go in Lane six very experienced quartet Coutinho especially on that third leg the Americans will bat London Allyson Felix on the second leg michael cherry goes anchor Felix remember trying to move through 12 world titles Jamaicans are fired up they've just seen the medal presentation for TJ Gail will there be another one for their quartet rabbi you sip on lead leg Martin Rooney might need to improve a touch on the anchor leg they qualified as one of the non automatic performers to borlase Dylan on lead Kevin on anchor had a class and Camila Laos second and third for the Belgians the inaugural mixed relay of the 2019 i ee f World Athletics Championships any order is allowed spicier Satish will have to hang on Belgium in to Great Britain in three Jamaica for USA the world record holders with their qualification time yesterday in five Brazil six Poland seven in dia eight Bahrain in nine with Sawa aid NASA on the third leg for them nice passionate roar from the crowd this is the top one the longest leg of all they say Vin's running well just towards the right of your picture they're trying to close keep resilient come onto the shoulder of Issa of bar [Applause] up onto the shoulder all be resilient athlete Indian doll [Applause] [Music] the United States though in front to make a going one in second place maybe even second place now where the Jamaicans inferred so interest damage go down the backstraight from the US team fantastic to see her back at this championship but as expected is the Polish quartet Amell Co here running on the the polish Cortez he's pulling away from Allyson Felix Felix has got McGregor from Jamaica on her shoulder trying to track her down and in fourth place is Zoe Clarke for Great Britain so Amell Cowan comes over to the changeover we'll have to polish women now or the two US two legs Poland are going to have to hang on they have a big lead us a second Jamaica bird that can't Raziel in Belgium it's a case of really living Pizza still has a healthy lead down the backstraight third leg for the Americans is courtly a common good running as well by the Jamaicans Tiffany James NASA is bringing Bahrain back into the mix here she's got a lot of work to do to close the gap can Justina's whitey ursa tidge hang on for Poland because she will be competing against seven men it's the mix relay this is the last lap inaugural champions to be crowned spicy Ursa Tish and it's michael cherry storming round that been trying to close the gap to Vaughn Francis is in third place for the Jamaicans and look at the speed with which Jerry takes the Polish woman she's grimacing and she's being reeled in here Martin Rooney tried to close him Iranian squatchier satish is going to get caught here but can she hang on for a medal Gold is going to go to micro cherry and the United States the inaugural champions it will also mean Alison Phoenix moves to 12 world titles really close on the line a great silver that will win him died from Javon Francis Bahrain take the bronze Poland were brave they took both men out first it didn't pay off that the United States have another world record another gold medal and that means so too does Allyson Felix who becomes the most decorated gold medalist in World Championship history male or female it was great to see Felix wasn't it but the Polish squad they run incredibly well when we get their times up they run three minutes sixteen yesterday that was quicker that was brave they had to do something different but this US squad cherry on the last leg I'd love to know what sort of time he anchored this squad with he looked absolutely superb and they're a static are they the Jamaican they brought it as well and it's great to see a world record of course that's around about three seconds faster than they recorded yesterday this was an improved squad they came here with gold on their sights and a great great twelfth gold medal for this absolute star war of the score Allyson Felix absolutely shows that she still got the hunger and she still got the passion for this sport a lot of athletes who's won the titles that she has over their careers they may not be satisfied just running in a relay event but this shows that she still really loved the sport she's passionate about it this shows that we think she'll continue next year to Tokyo this is a fantastic image isn't it this is the start of the second leg we were really looking forward to Felix but there's a moaning ko there of Poland a great 400 meter established athlete in his own right got a little bit messy there we can actually see NASA there of borane she looks like she understood the rules a little bit more she got that experience from yesterday but this is a sweaty earth she set off didn't she with an eventful task on that fourth leg I wouldn't do what her minds that was at that point European champion of course last year in Berlin and look at the difference in the speed of cherry as he passes her down the backstretch she did well the Polish athletes who hang on she made the Jamaican the bahraini n' and the British athletes were really really hard into that home straight they weren't far off a bronze medal I think this event will grow and grow its popular already here the crowd enjoyed it we enjoyed it and look at this the dip finish for the silver and the bronze really really great scenes there and that's all the Colo she's getting a hug from the team management they're like the relays do the US take it serious through the collegiate system gold to USA with another world record breaking their own from yesterday the Jamaicans another national record Javon Francis just out dipping the bar a knees who pick up the bronze ladies and gentlemen the medal ceremony for the mixed was a world record [Music] only me that helium devolved is a term the Allyson Felix has heard 11 times before in the context of a world championship Felix second from the left michael cherry now a 12-time world champion eclipsing even the mercurial Usain Bolt with whom she previously shared the record of 11

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Length: 12min 59sec (779 seconds)

Published: Sat May 09 2020