The United States has dominated the women’s 4x400-meter relay by using two hurdlers in the final. It was the first gold medal at a major championships for Cheruiyot, who won world silver in 2017 and also has two silver medals from the African championships. The 2015 gold medallist ran 12.41 seconds to win her semifinal in a close finish ahead of 2016 Olympic silver medallist Nia Ali of the United States. Those eliminated include the 2015 world silver medallist Cindy Roleder of Germany and the reigning European champion Elvira Herman of Belarus. Men’s and women’s 4x400 relays end the championships, with Allyson Felix able to win a record 13th career gold medal at the world championships.

Source: thestar October 06, 2019 16:49 UTC