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Yohan Blake leads Jamaica to 4×100 relay title
Monday, May 26, 2014
Kenya’s men delivered the day’s only world record, shattering the global mark in the infrequently run 4×1500 relay.
With double world champion Asbel Kiprop on anchor, the men clocked 14:22.22 to erase a previous Kenyan team’s 2009 record of 14:36.23.
Collins Cheboi, Silas Kiplagat and James Magut gave Kenya a comfortable lead and Kiprop anchored the final 1,500 meters to earn the east Africans US$100,000, including US$50,000 for the win and another US$50,000 for the record.
The Kenyan women were just as convincing on Saturday in taking down the women’s world record in the event.
Jamaica could only finish third in the 4×200 even with Olympic and world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce on anchor.
Source: Reuters
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