USA dominates in first mixed 4x400 relay, Allyson Felix breaks Usain Bolt's record | NBC Sports

first time in a world championship format it's the mixed 4 by 400 relay the United States starting in 2 & 5 we'll London out well I mentioned before the rain started that the strength of his race will be the final hundred meters this is a really good start for him for Team USA I do see Jamaica at Nathan Allen [Music] keeping pays with the United States so far look on the outside at India up to challenge Bahrain barman a real deficit because they don't have any depth to their team they're running the same team whereas the US with all four fresh legs well London coming third brother you sitting on the left there and Allyson Felix it's about to take the baton to us how many times have we seen Allison felix running on the second leg in the 4x4 but she's never running in a mixed relay before okay so here's the movie we expect from Poland remember they are running they're two men first so a malko of poland passes Allyson Felix and all the other women on this leg Poland's job is to build a lead Sonya that they're women who will run third and fourth will not relinquish absolutely we talked yesterday during the semi-final I got the fact that they usually run about five seconds faster than women so he will need to get about 50 to 60 meters ahead and hope that the women long he started April Allyson Felix has kept ahead of the rest of the pack of women is ready to take the baton Poland now to the first on a team so that's bum God Lytton running the third left court Leopoldo for the audits in second giving chase as well as Jamaica Tiffany James Arthur black for the and awesome feelings right as well as they could've expected she's with 50 points for only after giving birth weight right below so Paulin continuing to haul the lead but remember Paulette we'll be handing off to another woman whereas all of these other legs are going to be handed off to a man is this strategy going to work out for Poland is that enough of the lady I don't think so well it's sorted what a called out front giving chase now Michael cherry runs the intellect to the United States and there is Michael it's not gonna bid off not enough of a leaf and Chile is going to quickly pass the Apollo definitely could have danced in that the unifor t99 split and gave michael cherry just enough a morning to dominate this leg and allow the us to win easily in the first movie now look at the 56 the world 3 seconds take it off up the world record from yesterday and kudos to the polish team they hung on I believe for fifth and Allyson Felix has another World Championship and her 17th world championship medal so that means that Allyson Felix will already have more World Championship medals than anybody else now that's broken a tie with one huh Usain Bolt for the most gold medals and World Championship history welcome back to the spotlight Allyson Felix water run by Team USA Bravo Allyson here she's collecting the pecans from will London who ran a phenomenal leg opened up in 45 flat and gave Allyson a little bit of a lead to this point but like I don't mention Paulin was the only team that put a male runner on their second leg so we're used to seeing Allison have this kind of a lead and extending down the backstretch but she was actually overtaken by the Polish athlete here who they hoped would have done enough to allowed their team to stand on the podium it wasn't enough Allyson Felix looked really good to be able to run 50 points for on her leg Courtney eccolo running 49 9 then handing the baton to michael cherry who actually got took out a little bit too fast which is fun to thieve chasing down the Polish woman he wanted to capture as quickly as possible and he did pay a little bit of the price coming home you can see him struggling a bit but 44 2 to anchor team UFA gives them their first historic win in the mix four by four so 12 gold medals now for Allyson Felix at the World Championships no man or woman has ever won more so it heard nine consecutive World Championships Alison becomes the most meddled and the most gold medals ever as you see the United States as expected crossing the line in first and smashing the existing world record in the mixed 4x4 and Alison's husband Kenny is here daughter ten month old daughter Cameron is here to see mom be part of a world record-setting team as Sonia mentioned the first time for the mixed for by 400 meter relay at the world championships seems fitting to see that world record and the name Felix beside it the United States over Jamaica and Bahrain wasn't that a trait and it's fun it's a lot of fun it's serious competition but it's a lot of fun especially when teams mix up on the strategic side mix it up I should say yeah because if Poland had not done what they did it would look a lot like a 4x4 exactly but because Poland took the risk put their women to run third and anchor we got an exciting chase on that anchor leg there it is the world record setting and World Championship winning team and here is the boss made by Michael cherry that was the gold medal winning class Team USA into the starring first the US team is here the mixed relay winning the first gold medal at the world Outdoor Championships and will you popped it off with a strong leg what did you think about the responsibility you had to leave this team off right when you get a leg on the world's greatest scene you know you got it is whatever coach say you gotta take responsibility and I think it was a big opportunity for me to run first leg on my second world well championship so I just took care of everything I had to Alison yeah you did your business Alison what did it mean for you to be on your 9th consecutive world championship team today it was just really special I mean it's been a crazy year for me so just to be here has to be running with this great team I just feel so bust and when you came across were looking at your split 50.4 ten months after giving birth to your daughter what do you think about that yeah you know ways to go but I'm just grateful you know to be healthy to be working my way back I feel good what about collecting another medal you have so many but this is another one I'm assuming it's pretty special so special you know I taught my daughter here watching I means the world to me Courtney you had a great leg as well he was bringing it on around what did you think about the opportunity for the entire team to be swapped out for the final oh yeah United States ISM we had four great legs yesterday they got the world record as well so our goal is just to keep that momentum and get the gold today and Michael because of the way Poland ran their team they were out front you got the baton you had some distance to make up just tell us about your mentality when you got that stick and how quick you caught them I really just wanted to get out well make sure I catch the person in front of me with my teammates dude I know the mother was gonna blind also we want the world record so I went out pushed in the quarter and tried to hold on as best I can might got out a little too hard but to come across the line and see the WR what did that mean to you that it was great I know where we can run fast in everyday yesterday with this group so which is when I go come on here today execute great job everybody and a special congrats you Alison you

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Id: iV53K98BHfM

Length: 9min 10sec (550 seconds)

Published: Sun Sep 29 2019

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[u/BryanPalacios]

Damn that Poland anchor must have been feeling so bad after she went 1st to 5th? Yikes