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Poland win inaugural Olympic mixed 4x400m relay

Quartet also set a new record in winning the race

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 31 Jul 2021 9:36PM

Poland win inaugural Olympic mixed 4x400m relay
Poland athletes celebrate after winning the 4x400m mixed relay at the Tokyo Olympics. - AFP pic. July 31, 2021

TOKYO - Kajetan Duszynski produced a thrilling sprint from 200 metres out to surge from third place to help Poland to the gold medal in the inaugural Olympic mixed 4x400m relay on Saturday.


The quartet of Karol Zalewski, Natalia Kaczmarek, Justyna Swiety-Ersetic and Duszynski clocked 3min 09.87sec around the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo.


The Dominican Republic claimed a surprise silver in 3:10.21, with the US foursome, the pre-race favourites and reigning world champions, taking bronze (3:10.22). - AFP. July 31, 2021

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