Track and field: USA approaches world record to win gold in women's 4x400m relay
It's time for the final stadium event on the track and field programme: the women's 4x400m relay final.
Big cheers to Ireland, Holland, Great Britain and of course France.
Femke Boll will anchor for the Netherlands, while Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Gaby Thomas will run the second and third legs for the United States.
Off we go. Good starts for Holland and the USA. Jamaica surprises France.
The first set of substitutions begins. Shamire Little hands the ball to McLaughlin-Levrone, the women's 400m hurdles champion and world record holder, and the U.S. takes the lead.
She's way ahead of the field! Look at that advantage!
Jamaica and Ireland are leading the chase, but things could be about to get worse for them: Up next is Thomas, the US 200m champion.
Rashidat Adeleke has now lifted Ireland to second place, while the Netherlands are now third after a series of substitutions.
It's a landslide victory for the United States, but who will be on the medal podium?
The US has been replaced as anchor by Alexis Holmes, followed closely by Ireland, Great Britain and the Netherlands.
You'd think the Brit would be leading the battle for second place as he rounded the corner, and he was.
USA came within one-tenth of their 1988 world record! A new continental American record of 3:15.27.
Boll led the Netherlands to the silver medal in a national record time of 3 minutes 19.50 seconds.
Great Britain won the bronze medal in 3 minutes 19.72 seconds, also a national record.
Ireland finished in 4th place. We'll leave that to the judges.
