The United States won a dramatic World Championship gold with a world record in the mixed 4x400 metres relay on Saturday as Femke Bol fell five metres from the line just as it looked as if she was going to bring the Netherlands home for gold.
The Dutch ran a brilliant race but U.S. anchor Alexis Holmes refused to let Bol escape and was within inches of her before Bol crashed to the track, hitting her head and dropping the baton. The winning time of 3:08.80 broke the Americans' own world record set in the first running of the event in 2019.An event still finding its feet delivered an unforgettable finale for the impressive crowd on the opening night of action in Budapest.
The favourites started well but a brilliant second leg by Lieke Klaver pushed the Dutch, who took silver last year, into the lead. Holmes, however, delivered a gutsy effort to stay in her wake and was inching alongside her with the outcome still in doubt when Bol collapsed. "I don't know what happened, I cramped towards the finish line, I was pushing, pushing, pushing," Bol said.
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