Team USA obliterated the rest of the field to successfully defend their mixed 4x400m relay title at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Saturday (13 September).
The quartet of Bryce Deadmon, Lynna Irby-Jackson, Jenoah McKiver and Alexis Holmes blasted to a championship record of three minutes and 8.80 seconds (3:08.80).
Holmes carried the baton across the line more than a second ahead of the second-placed Dutch team anchored by Femke Bol. The Belgium team rounded out the podium, finishing third in a time of 3:10.61.
The US team exacted some revenge on the Dutch after Bol produced a stunning final lap to snatch the victory in the final in Paris 2024. Since then, the US has been back in dominant form, winning the World Relays earlier this year by nearly three seconds.
The United States had a slight edge after the first two legs in Tokyo, with McKiver adding more daylight on the chasing pack before Holmes took the baton home in style.