USA catches Russia from behind. Thank you Allyson Felix (we were really behind after Mary Wineberg’s 1st leg). Then Monique got blown up by Russia and Sanya split 49.5. Not spectacular but Sanya got the job done catching Russia from a few meters back.
1 4 United States
(Mary Wineberg; Allyson Felix; Monique Henderson; Sanya Richards) USA 3:18.54 (SB)
2 5 Russia
(Yulia Gushchina; Lyudmila Litvinova; Tatyana Firova; Anastasiya Kapachinskaya) RUS 3:18.82 (SB)
3 7 Jamaica
(Shericka Williams; Shereefa Lloyd; Rosemarie Whyte; Novlene Williams) JAM 3:20.40 (SB)
4 8 Belarus
(Anna Kozak; Iryna Khliustava; Ilona Usovich; Sviatlana Usovich) BLR 3:21.85 (NR)
5 9 Great Britain & N.I.
(Christine Ohuruogu; Kelly Sotherton; Marilyn Okoro; Nicola Sanders) GBR 3:22.68 (SB)
6 6 Cuba
(Roxana Díaz; Zulia Calatayud; Susana A. Clement; Indira Terrero) CUB 3:23.21 (NR)
7 2 Nigeria
(Joy Eze; Folasade Abugan; Olouma Nwoke; Muizat Ajoke Odumosu) NGR 3:23.74 (SB)
8 3 Germany
(Jonna Tilgner; Sorina Nwachukwu; Florence Ekpo-Umoh; Claudia Hoffmann) GER 3:28.45 .
Thanks Mortac for the report, go Allyson and Sanya, can’t wait to see this.
Official splits:
WINEBERG Mary 51.00 (3)
FELIX Allyson 48.55 (1)
HENDERSON Monique 50.06 (3)
RICHARDS Sanya 48.93 (1)
women’s splits
Wineberg 51.00
Felix 48.55
Henderson 50.06
Richards 48.93
Ok PIONEER
Back to back, reverse order on consective threads. I like how you think! 