Trinidad and Tobago's Lalonde Gordon celebrates with teammates after taking gold in the men's 4x400m relay athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the London Stadium in London on August 13, 2017. (Photo: AFP)
August 12, 2017
#London2017: Trinidad win men’s 4x400m gold
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Trinidad and Tobago stunned favourites the United States to win the men’s 4×400 metres men’s relay title on Sunday.
The Trinidadians’ last two runners Machel Cedenio and Lalonde Gordon ate into the Americans’ lead before the latter passed Fred Kerly in the finishing straight to take a memorable gold in 2min 58.12sec.
The United States took silver in 2:58.61sec with Britain taking third in 2:59.00.
