Philadelphia, PA (My Sportsbook) - Usain Bolt anchored Jamaica's winning team in the 4x100 meters at the Penn Relays. Bolt, the world record holder in the 100 meters at 9.58 seconds, ran a final leg of 8.79 seconds -- with a running start -- to provide the Jamaican team with a comfortable margin of victory. A pair of United States teams finished second and third. Bolt set the world record in the 100 meters at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and bettered the mark a year later at the World Championships in Berlin. He teamed with Mario Forsythe, Yohan Blake and Marvin Anderson to finish Saturday's race with a combined time of 37.90 seconds. The American squad of Walter Dix, Mike Rodgers, Shawn Crawford and Ivory Williams finished second at 38.33 seconds. Ryan Bailey, Travis Padgett, Doc Patton and Rae Edwards of the U.S. placed third at 38.50 seconds. |
