Kenya, US to run 4x400 relay rerun at Tokyo World Championships
The winner of the race will become the ninth team in the final. South Africa also has a second chance in the men’s 4x100m. They must run 38.34 seconds or faster to reach the final.
Kenya and the United States will race against each other on Sunday for a place in the men’s 4x400m final after both teams were blocked in Saturday’s qualifying race.
The Americans were blocked by Zambia, and Kenya was crowded out. Neither team qualified automatically, so officials ordered a re-run.
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The winner of the race will become the ninth team in the final. South Africa also has a second chance in the men’s 4x100m. They must run 38.34 seconds or faster to reach the final.
In the men’s 4x400m, Botswana, the Olympic silver medallists, did well even without their gold medallist Busang Collen Kebinatshipi, who was rested from the individual 400m races. Their team won the second heat ahead of Belgium and Australia. However, Belgium, Australia, and Brazil were disqualified for illegal baton changes.
The US women’s 4x400m team also ran very well. Even without star runner Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, they won their heat in 3:22.53, just faster than Jamaica, who won the first heat.
The Netherlands, resting their 400m hurdles champion Femke Bol, also moved on, and Norway set a national record of 3:23.84 to reach the final. Britain, who usually win medals, finished last in their heat.
In the men’s 4x100m, the US team avoided mistakes and finished second behind Canada, the Olympic champions.
Ghana won the second heat in a national record of 37.79 seconds, and Japan finished third to qualify for the final. The crowd cheered as both Ghana and Japan celebrated their strong performances.
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