![]() ![]() So is an inspired Irish squad that finished fourth in their heat and eighth overall, clocking 3:12.88, also a national record. That's how everybody's mindset is and you see how that pays off. We want to take this opportunity to win a medal here. “It's just as important an event as every other relay, every other event here. ![]() "We've really discovered that this 4x4 is not a B event, or a secondary event,” Dobber said. It’s grown up a lot since then, in popularity, quality and stature. But it made an even earlier appearance at the World U18 Championships in Cali, Colombia, in 2015, where it capped a sensational five-day programme. The mixed race was first contested on a global senior level at the World Athletics Relays in 2017, when host nation Bahamas clocked 3:14.42 to handily defeat a favoured US quartet by nearly three seconds. We'll do amazing things this week.”įew would disagree on a night that witnessed three of the four fastest performances of all-time led by the Polish quartet of Dariusz Kowaluk, Iga Baumgart-Witan, Malgorzata Holub-Kowalik and Kajetan Duszynski who clocked 3:10.44, the second fastest performance ever. “I see it as a gift to start the Olympics like this,” said Lisanne de Witte, who teamed with Jochem Dobber, Lieke Klaver and Ramsey Angela to produce a 3:10.69 national record, the second fastest time of the night and the third fastest of all-time. And the strong pool of Dutch 400m runners couldn't be happier. ![]() After a thrilling global senior debut at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, the mixed 4x400m relay made its eagerly anticipated inaugural Olympic appearance on Friday night (30) at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium. ![]()
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