2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brazil Aug 05-21,2016 - Team USA Wins Gold Medal ahead of Jamaica and Britain in the Women's 4x100m Relay Friday Aug 19,2016

The U.S. women's 4x100 relay team have retained their Olympic crown after winning gold in their race at the Rio Games with the second-fastest time ever run at 41.01

 

Running in lane one of the track at the Olympic stadium, all four members of the U.S. team did their part with clean handovers of the baton, a far cry from Thursday's first heat when a botched handover led to the women asking for a rerun. 

By the time Allyson Felix, English Gardner, Tianna Bartoletta had run their legs and handed the baton to Tori Bowie for the final anchor leg of the race, the U.S. had a comfortable lead over their closest rivals, Jamaica.

USA's Tori Bowie, right, completes the final leg in the women's 4x100-meter relay to retain the gold medal

The USA Women's Relay Team in a comfortable lead in lane one of the Olympic track can be seen, with Jamaica and Great Britain well behind in second and third place respectively

 

USA's Allyson Felix is now the first women to win five Olympic gold medals in track and field

USA's Tori Bowie has picked up a Gold, Silver and a Bronze at the Rio Games. She won Silver in the Women's 100m and a Bronze in the Women's 200m

The Jamaica team from left, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Elaine Thompson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Christania Williams celebrate winning the silver medal

 

Britain's Dina Asher-Smith, Asha Philip, Daryll Neita and Desiree Henry celebrate after they won the bronze medal clocking 41.77 seconds.