The United States reclaimed their women’s world 4x100m relay crown in Eugene on Saturday, overpowering a star-studded Jamaica line-up to take gold in Oregon.
The US quartet of Melissa Jefferson, Abby Steiner, Jenna Prandini and Twanisha Terry timed 41.14 seconds for a barnstorming victory at Eugene’s Hayward Field.
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Jamaica took silver in 41.18sec and Germany bronze (42.03).
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“This is the most fun race of my life!” said Steiner. “You can hear my voice. I never scream that loud during a race.”
“The race was electrifying. You heard the stadium. The stadium went crazy. We just brought it home,” said anchor leg Terry.
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