U.S. Women's 4x100 Relay Team Scores Gold After Earlier Baton Drop

The U.S. women won the 4x100-meter relay race on Friday at the Rio Olympics,a day after a missed baton handoff nearly dashed their gold medal hopes.With a time of 41.01 seconds, the team ' sprinters Allyson Felix, English Gardner, Tianna Bartoletta and Tori Bowie ' bested Jamaica, which took silver, and Great Britain, which won bronze.Jamaica finished in 41.36 seconds, and Great Britain with 41.77, according to The New York Times.#USA ran away with the women's 4x100 relay gold in the second fastest time ever. More: https://t.co/3nZ10QtWAW https://t.co/kOnfEIgezz NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) August 20, 2016 .@AllysonFelix has made history tonight!#Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/EtYXCF7mki NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) August 20, 2016 The Americans very nearly didnt make the final.In the qualifying round early Thursday, just before she would have handed the baton to Gardner, Felix was hit by a Brazilian runner who had veered into the wrong lane. The Americans dropped the baton, but Felix, displaying a veterans knowledge of the rules,told Gardner to keep going.Gardner picked up the baton and ran. The team finished the race with a time of 1 minute 6.71 seconds ' too slow to advance to the final.But all was not lost. I just know that if something is protest-able, you have to finish, Felixtold NBC Sports after the disastrous first run.The American team filed a complaint through the International Association of Athletics Federations,track and fields governing body, and was granted a do-over. On Thursday night, alone on the track, they ran the 400 metersin 41.77 seconds ' the fastest in Round 1, just ahead of Jamaicas 41.79. The Brazilian team, meanwhile, was disqualified for crossing into another lane.You can watch Team USAs re-run ' in a fairly empty stadium ' below: The Americans new time bumped China out of the final. China had initially tied Canada with a time of 42.70 seconds, but,broken down to thousands of a second, Canada came out slightly ahead.For more Olympics coverage:American Swimmer Jimmy Feigen Agrees To Donate $11,000 To Leave RioThe New York Post Just Sank Ryan LochteCheck Out These Exhausted Olympians At The End Of The DecathlonHelen Maroulis Beats A Legend To Win First U.S. Womens Gold In Wrestling -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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