Bahamas springs a relay surprise
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August 12, 2012, Sunday
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AMERICA'S 28-year domination of the men's Olympic 4x400 meters relay ended in thrilling fashion on Friday when the Bahamas overhauled them to snatch gold in a pulsating final leg.
Chris Brown, Demetrius Pinder, Michael Mathieu and Ramon Miller sped home in a Bahamian record time of 2 minutes 56.72 seconds - Miller passing American Angelo Taylor to huge roars from the crowd with just 50 meters left.
"Miller had a phenomenal leg. I really feel bad for these guys (teammates). I really didn't hold up the tradition," Taylor, who had been handed a lead of a couple of meters going into the last leg, told reporters.
"I felt pretty good for 300 (meters), then I tried to hit it and I just didn't have it."
Bryshon Nellum, Joshua Mance, Tony McQuay and Taylor claimed silver for the US with a season's best time of 2:57.05, ending a run of seven successive golds in the event.
It was the Bahamas' first gold in men's track and field.
"No matter how small an axe, you can always bring down a big tree. We are a little axe and America is a giant tree, but we have done it," the Bahamas' Brown told reporters.
Trinidad and Tobago's Lalonde Gordon, Jarrin Solomon, Ade Alleyne-Forte and Deon Lendore won bronze with hosts Britain just outside the medals in fourth after poor changeovers left them with too much to do.
South Africa, which had double-amputee Oscar Pistorius running the fourth leg of the race, finished eighth.
Chris Brown, Demetrius Pinder, Michael Mathieu and Ramon Miller sped home in a Bahamian record time of 2 minutes 56.72 seconds - Miller passing American Angelo Taylor to huge roars from the crowd with just 50 meters left.
"Miller had a phenomenal leg. I really feel bad for these guys (teammates). I really didn't hold up the tradition," Taylor, who had been handed a lead of a couple of meters going into the last leg, told reporters.
"I felt pretty good for 300 (meters), then I tried to hit it and I just didn't have it."
Bryshon Nellum, Joshua Mance, Tony McQuay and Taylor claimed silver for the US with a season's best time of 2:57.05, ending a run of seven successive golds in the event.
It was the Bahamas' first gold in men's track and field.
"No matter how small an axe, you can always bring down a big tree. We are a little axe and America is a giant tree, but we have done it," the Bahamas' Brown told reporters.
Trinidad and Tobago's Lalonde Gordon, Jarrin Solomon, Ade Alleyne-Forte and Deon Lendore won bronze with hosts Britain just outside the medals in fourth after poor changeovers left them with too much to do.
South Africa, which had double-amputee Oscar Pistorius running the fourth leg of the race, finished eighth.
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