With one final sizzling 100 meters on a rain-soaked track, Noah Lyles and the United States helped bring down the curtain on the world championships in style.
Lyles, who has received the loudest cheers in Tokyo outside of the Japanese athletes, ran the final leg of the 4×100-meter relay to help the United States claim gold in the final track event of the competition.
“We came here with a job and that was to win gold,” Kenny Bednarek said. “And we did it. We’re America, we’re the best of the best.”
Christian Coleman, Bednarek, Courtney Lindsey and Lyles finished in 37.29 seconds to beat Canada (37.55) and the Netherlands (37.81).
Lyles took the baton from Lindsey and outsprinted Andre de Grasse to the finish line. Lyles, who won gold in the 200 and bronze in the 100, stretched both arms out wide when he crossed the finish line to set off the U.S. celebrations.
Japan finished sixth in 38.35 seconds.
The U.S swept the 100-meter relays, with the women’s team of Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, Twanisha Terry, Kayla White and Sha’Carri Richardson winning gold.
Jefferson-Wooden claimed her third gold medal of the championships after winning the 100 and 200 earlier in the week.
“I did what I wanted to do individually and then came back together with my girls, my training partners, and we were all able to walk away with the gold medal. I’m really happy about that.”
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