Athletics: USA win men’s 4x400m relay gold
So, time for that relay final as the noise in the stadium picks back up – France are in lane eight.
USA with Rai Benjamin on anchor are in lane four, Botswana with Letsile Tebogo in lane six.
Great Britain in lane seven have Matt Hudson-Smith running second.
They all get away cleanly. Great Britain have already caught France on the stagger.
And in six, Botswana have caught up too! Botswana from Great Britain at the first change. Here come the USA too!
As they cut to the inside, Botswana lead. Botswana from USA and Great Britain at the second change – all looks clean.
USA’s Bryce Deadmon is pulling away on this third leg – but he is visibly tiring now on the straight as they hit the final leg.
It’s Tebogo against Benjamin, Botswana against USA! Great Britain are a distant third. The noise is loud, the atmosphere electric!
Around they come for the final stretch and Benjamin only just leads from Tebogo!
Tebogo is closing in – but USA win in an Olympic record 2:54.43! They came really close to the 31-year-old world record.
Botswana take silver in an African record 2:54.53, Great Britain bronze in a European record 2:55.83.
There was also an Asian record for Japan in sixth in 2:58.33.
We’ll wait for the judges to sign off on it…
