From fearing that they were out of the competition due to a failed exchange, to gold medalists.
That’s the roller coaster the U.S. women’s 4×100 relay team has been on the last couple of days, with the IAAF’s decision to let them re-run their semifinal heat opening the door for the Americans to win another gold medal in the event. Tianna Bartoletta ran the first leg, with Allyson Felix, English Gardner and Tori Bowie following in a race that was run with clean baton exchanges and dominant sprints in between for the Americans.
Their time of 41.