US sprinter becomes relay world champion for the first time since 2007

The American quartet beat defending champions Great Britain (37,10) in 37,36 seconds, with bronze going to Japan (37,43). For the USA it was the first World Cup success in the sprint relay since Osaka 2007.

Coleman won gold in the 100 m in Qatar, Lyles won twice the distance. The American foursome also included veteran Justin Gatlin and Mike Rodgers. The line-up casts a shadow over the US success: Gatlin and Rodgers have already had to endure doping bans, Coleman was not banned despite missing three doping tests in the run-up to the World Cup - only Lyles is unaffected.

The Olympic champion team Jamaica, which triumphed four times in a row from 2009 to 2015, did not make it to the final without the retired superstar Usain Bolt. The eight-time Olympic champion was injured in the relay finale in 2017, the last race of his career.

Jamaica wins in the women's category In the women's category, Jamaica secured gold with 100 m world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in the world's best time of 41,44 seconds ahead of Great Britain with 200 m winner Dina Asher-Smith (41,85). Third place went to defending champion USA (42,10), for whom it was their worst result since Berlin 2009 (preliminary round not completed).

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US sprinter becomes relay world champion for the first time since 2007

The US sprinters led by individual world champions Christian Coleman and Noah Lyles won gold in the 4x100 m at the World Athletics Championships in Doha.

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