• Polish Men's 4x400m Relay Sets New World Record
Article source: AthleticsThe Polish men's 4x400m relay team of Karol Zalewski, Rafal Omelko, Lukasz Krawczuk, Jakub Krzewina shocked team USA to win the World indoor championships with a new World record on Sunday in Birmingham.
USA's first three legs of Fred Kerley, Michael Cherry and Aldrich Bailey set the pace for a new record crossing the 1200m in 2:16.33. However in the final leg Poland's Jakub Krzewina managed to catch USA's anchor leg runner Vernon Norwood and pass him in the final cure to cross the line in a new WR of 3:01.77. USA team finished in second in 3:01.77 as Belgium's 3:02.51.
The previous World record of 3:02.13 belonged to USA from 2014 indoor championships in Sopot.
Final Results
1 POLAND 3:01.77 WIR
2 UNITED STATES 3:01.97 SB
3 BELGIUM 3:02.51 NIR
4 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 3:02.52 NIR
5 CZECH REPUBLIC 3:04.87 SB
6 GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 3:05.08 SB
Splits
400m 44.84 United States Fred Kerley
800m 1:30.23 United States Michael Cherry
1200m 2:16.33 United States Aldrich Bailey
