Today, the men’s 4×100 relay finals took place. The Jamaican team of consisting of Usain Bolt and Johan Blake won the relay with a world record of 36.84 seconds. The US led halfway through, but in the 3rd and 4th legs, they were overtaken by Blake and Bolt. US settles for silver while Trinidad and Tobago took bronze after Canada was heartbreakingly disqualified for a lane violation.The women’s 4×400 relayfinals also took place, but the US won gold. The US team of DeeDee Trotter, Allyson Felix, Francena McCororyk, and Sanya Richards-Ross left no doubt, winning the gold by 3.5 seconds over Russia and Jamaica. It was Felix’s third gold medal of these Olympics. Brigetta Barrett won a silver in the women’s high jump. Anna Chicherova of Russia took the gold.
