Jamaica’s men set a new world record in the 4×200m event in Day 1 of the inaugural IAAF World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.
Yohan Blake led home the quartet in a time of 1:18.63 to beat the old record by 0.05secs.
Nigeria’s women’s 4×100m team- led by Blessing Okagbare- came fourth in the event’s final, in 42.67secs (SB), with the United States clinching gold.
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Team Nigeria’s women’s 4×400m and 4×200m relay teams qualified for their finals on Sunday.
The 4×400m women won their heat in a time of 3:27.07secs ahead of Brazil and Italy.
