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Bahamas Win Men's 4 x 400m Relay Gold - London 2012 Olympics

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The Bahamas team wins the 4x400m relay event, beating USA to take the gold medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games (10 August).

With Bahamas taking gold and USA taking Silver, the bronze medal went to the team from Trinidad & Tobago.

Since 1896, athletics has been on the programme of each edition of the Games of the Olympiad. Its presence on the Games programme has allowed its popularity to increase across the world. This popularity was also strengthened by the creation of the IAAF in 1912. Women's events appeared for the first time at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, while the men's programme was standardised as of the 1932 Games in Los Angeles. Although at the beginning women were authorised to participate in only some events, today their programme is almost identical to that of the men.

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20 Comments

@Clemsonshawty 13 years ago

I'm actually happy for Chris Brown of Bahamas...he's been running the 400 for years and always comes up short, but he finally got his Gold medal.. He's been a strong 400m guy for years

@Bigredorange-y4o 7 years ago

man.. its gotta be every runners dream to run in front of a crowd like that

@Itz_Merkin_SZN 12 years ago

As someone who's been running the 400m for years now i can tell you that he lost the race at 6:38.. when he glanced behind him he started to doubt himself

@TL.... 3 years ago

Bahamians are some of the nicest people you could ever meet
i lived there for 6 years from 2002-2008 on a construction contract doing floor & wall tiles for new developments

@essenastro 10 years ago

Bahamas' population is only 321k

@levanwilkinson8209 4 years ago

Everytime i watch this race i cry even 10years later am a proud bahamian

@keithsmith4780 11 years ago

Straw hats off to the Bahamas. The U.S. men in the 4 x 400 are usually the safest bet in track & field. I believe that this was the Bahamas' only medal in London. Quality over quantity

@cinnamonswann 11 years ago

I'm Jamaican. We weren''t even in this race, but I enjoyed it thoroughly. I loved watching the mental strength of the Bahamian athlete who ran his race despite seeing someone else in front of him. He did not panic in the face of only possible (not certain) defeat, and so he prevailed for his team. It was a joy to watch, and I take great inspiration from it. I will not give up on any cause before it really is over. Hopefully, at that time, at the end, I will be collecting the green leaves, just as this team has done.

@jackward9901 6 years ago (edited)

I lost my voice screaming the Bahamas home, and I'm sure many others all over the world did the same. UK crowds were amazing in 2012 - What an atmosphere.

@darioarmbrister7872 12 years ago

Everytime I watch this It makes me PROUD to call myself a BAHAMIAN.
Harbour Island, Bahamas.

@vivalafelix681 7 years ago

I've been in the position Angelo has been in, being anchor in the 4x400 and having someone right on your tail in the last 100m. It's terrifying

@grancrackers4284 9 years ago

They all running fast cause they being chased by a legless murderer...

@gopher3737 13 years ago

Cheers to the Bahamas, they ran a great race. I ran into the Bahamas team in the Heathrow Airport the day after the closing ceremonies, they stood in the terminal for an hour letting anyone who wanted to, to take a picture with them. Class guys.

@magicolivier 12 years ago (edited)

6:29 you can see Renaud Lavillenie wining the gold medal of pole vault :)

@alexandershakib2790 10 years ago

6:39 I will beat you I will beat you I will beat you I will beat you I will beat you I will beat you I will beat you

@ButOneThingIsNeedful 12 years ago (edited)

Not a bad job announcing, except it was a BIG gaffe not to even mention Tony McQuay by name (during the race), who ran the fastest split of any runner in this race (43.41) and put the Americans in the lead on the third leg.