Olympic athletics: US women power to 4×400m relay gold
August 12th, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANSLondon, Aug 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US powered unchallenged to Olympic gold in the women’s 4×400 metres relay Saturday.
The quartet of DeeDee Trotter, Allyson Felix, Francena McCorory and Sanya Richards-Ross crossed the line in three minutes, 16.87 seconds.
Russia’s foursome of Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Maria Kulchunova and Olga Bryzgina claimed silver almost four seconds back.
Jamaica took bronze as Novlene Williams-Mills, Shericka Williams, Rosemarie Whyte and Christine Day clocked 3:20.95.
–IANS/RIA Novosti
pm/mr
- Olympic athletics: Jamaica, T&T; in hunt for relay glory - Aug 11, 2012
- Bolt to lead Jamaican charge at World Championships - Aug 17, 2011
- Powell sprints to gold in Diamond League - Jul 11, 2011
- Olympic triple jump : Kazakhstan's Rypakova leaps to gold - Aug 06, 2012
- Olympic long jump : America's Reese wins women's gold - Aug 09, 2012
- Olympics: Gelana wins gold in women's marathon - Aug 05, 2012
- Olympic athletics: Kazakhstan's Rypakova leaps to triple jump gold - Aug 06, 2012
- Olympic athletics: Felix wins 200m gold - Aug 09, 2012
- Number of disabled kids rises in Moscow - Dec 21, 2011
- Greece to ban animals in circuses - Mar 31, 2011
- 850 ill due to chlorine poisoning in Egypt - May 30, 2011
- Car bomb kills four in Russia - Sep 28, 2011
- Olympics: Chicherova soars to high jump gold for Russia - Aug 12, 2012
- Olympic boxing: China's Zou takes light flyweight gold - Aug 12, 2012
- Olympics: Jamaica win relay in new WR (Lead) - Aug 12, 2012
Tags: allyson felix, deedee trotter, foursome, francena mccorory, jamaica, london, nazarova, novlene williams, olga, olympic gold, quartet, ria novosti, rosemarie, ross, russia, sanya richards, tatyana, three minutes, women power