Italy claim men's 4x100m relay gold

TOKYO: Newly-crowned men's 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs won his second gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday as Italy won the men's 4x100m relay title with a strong finish.

The winner was decided in a photo finish as Italy overtook Great Britain to win by 0.01 second at 37.50 seconds ahead of Britain's 37.51. The British looked like racing to the gold before Italy's Filippo Tortu reeled in Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake and sealed gold with the dip on the line. Canada, anchored by men's 200m gold medallist Andre de Grasse, finished third in 37.70.

Led by star sprinter Su Bingtian, China finished fourth again with 37.79 after the final in Rio 2016. They finished just ahead of Jamaica, which had won the gold medal in the last two Olympics with Usain Bolt leading them. With Bolt now retired, Yohan Blake led their challenge on Friday as they finished fifth in 37.84. IANS

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