Canada finishes fourth, the United States wins gold in women’s 4x400-metre relay
Team Canada’s Kyra Constantine , Sage Watson, Maddy Price and Alicia Brown react after the final of the women's 4 x 400-meter relay at the Tokyo Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7.medal Saturday, combining with her American teammates to finish the 4x400-meter relay in 3 minutes, 16.85 seconds for a runaway victory.
Felix, who became the most-decorated woman in Olympic track history when she won bronze in the 400 the night before, now passes Carl Lewis with the most track medals of any U.S. athlete. Of the 11 medals, seven are gold.Paavo Nurmi of Finland holds the all-time mark in track with 12 medals from 1920-28.
The race featured four U.S. medalists -- McLaughlin, Felix, Muhammad, who finished second in the hurdles, and Mu, the 19-year-old who won gold in the 800.
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