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The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners must begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race. Each runner carries a relay baton.
The 4 × 100 metres relay at the Summer Olympics is the shortest track relay event held at the multi-sport event. The men's relay has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1912 and the women's event has been continuously held since the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. It is the most prestigious 4×100 m relay race at elite level.
USA had a tradition of winning the Olympic 4x100. Between 1912 and 2000 the USA had lost the Olympic 4x100 only 5 times out of 20 Olympics. Jamaica won 3 times in a row during the Usain Bolt era, 2008-2016. Italy returns as the defending champion, with only one addition to their relay pool.
The first world record in the 4 x 100 metres relay for men was recognized by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as World Athletics, in 1912. To June 21, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 35 world records in the event.
The 4×100 metres relay at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983. It is the second most prestigious title in the discipline after the 4×100 metres relay at the Olympics. The competition format typically has one qualifying round leading to a final between eight teams.
This is a list of the NCAA outdoor champions in the 4 × 110 yard relay until 1975, and the metric 4 × 100 metres relay since metrication occurred in 1976. Hand timing was used until 1973, while starting in 1974 fully automatic timing was used.
The men's 4 × 100 metre relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 21 and 22 August at the Beijing National Stadium. [1] There were 16 NOCs competing at this event. These 16 NOCs were selected by the average of the two best marks at the qualifying period. Australia was 14th but withdrew and the Netherlands was invited instead. [2]
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 5 and 6 August 2021 at the Olympic Stadium. [1] There were 16 competing relay teams, with each team having 5 members from which 4 were selected in each round. [2]