U.S. women's 4x100 relay progresses into final after a solo rerun

United States gets a second chance to complete their heat and qualify for the final.
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[davidrooks]

you can tell by a lot of the comments here that most have never ran in a relay, the timing when you take off is very important, too soon and you miss the hand off, too late and you run up the back of the next person, ANYTHING that disrupts this has a major impact. If you watch the video there is contact between arms, it clearly disrupts her stride, which causes her steps to falter which leads to the missed pass. relay runners work on the hand offs almost as much as they work on the running. And so many don't have a clue about the rules

[jonoya]

When that last girl was running I was like, is she floating cuz I don't see her feet touching the ground😂😂

[sarahtouchard]

0:59 was such a fabulous moment of them being such supportive teammates😭😭😭❤❤❤Allyson was frustrated and English was reinforcing her and caring and telling her that it's not her fault😭😭❤❤it's sooo beautiful to see that they're united

[gaplord]

They get to run again because it is a rule, not a decision. If there is contact from another team it is classified as infraction

[subrennaevans]

The 3rd leg hand off to the last leg handoff was smooth. She didn't even look back. She just reached her hand back and ran. Timed perfectly 🥰

[kte]

Wonder what the other teams were thinking when they still ran fastest time with no other teams in their heat

[mraimsplez]

It was Felix who told everyone that they had to finish the race or else they wouldn't get a rerun. You just gotta love Allison Felix.

[uceflucas]

The Brazilian runner that bumped Allyson Felix wanted to be apart of the U.S Relay so bad.

[jawaadwilliams]

You know you tough when you do a rerun of ya race and still qualify with fastest time out of all the countries 😂👑✅

[ardendecanio]

The way English is being so kind to Alison and consoling her after the mistake is so nice to watch. Plenty of teammates yell at one another

[terruhann]

everyone knew the usa women were gonna win this race....they OWN this are mad bc they got to compete like they didnt see the replay where felix was bumped...in this race u HAVE to stay in ur lane ...if she wasnt bumped they woulda qualified anyway

[dmarquel]

Rio had the most disrespectful crowd I've ever seen at the Olympics. Not only did they boo the Women after they made the finals here, they would cheer when male gymnast from other countries made mistakes in the AA and Team finals. It's not America's fault they're so dominant.

[dionwrites]

You sure can tell those who know the sport vs those who only watch the Olympics by reading these comments...smh

[TheRealOtakuEdits]

They solo ran and still had the fastest qualifying time. Well deserved.

[marycherry]

I thought legs could only move like that in cartoons.

[thomasmckenzie]

Thanks for the video. This was one of the most incredible things I've seen in sports. First, it was extremely fair of the IOC to allow them to rerun the race. Two, it is unbelievable how well they ran by themselves in lane 2. Three, they ran the 2nd fastest time ever in the finals in the worst lane (lane1).
Tiana Bartoletta and Allyson Felix have to be two of the top relay runners ever to race in the Olympics. This gold medal was one of the most satisfying golds I've ever had as a fan.

[GeniusDolphin]

In IAAF World Championships 2017 Isaac Makwala from the country Botswana get a solo rerun for the heats of 200m and he entered into the Semi-Finals. It's not because of USA, it's because of the IAAF rules. For your information, IAAF is The International Association of Athletics Federations, it's the international governing body for the sport of athletics, including major events like Olympics, World Championships etc. There are many other sports have a governing body in the Olympics or World Championships, like FIG for gymnastics and FINA for water sports such as swimming and diving. Protest for infraction gets a rerun, it's under the IAAF rules. IAAF is the international federation for track and field recognized by The Olympics, knowing the IAAF rules will make you understand the sport better. Love from Malaysia.

[StephanieAjibola]

Akinosun’s leg was amazingly graceful omg!!

[patriciakedeni]

Rewatching the rerun gave me chills. The US men are dominant but the women are something else. Felix is of course my all time favourite.

[itz.vxlentina]

That's me every day tryna catch the bus....


But I still miss it