BREAKING: Italy Wins Men 4x100m Relay Gold In #Tokyo2020 After 70-Years—-After 70-Years, the Italian has won the men’s 4×100 meters relay gold at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday.

The Genius Media Nigeria reports that Britain took the silver while Canada picked up the bronze medal.

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The Italian 4x100m relay quartet featuring Olympic 100m champion Marcell Jacobs raced to victory to win their first gold in the event since London 1948.

Lead-off runner Lorenzo Patta handed the baton to Jacobs, who produced a storming run down the back end, with Filippo Tortu on the anchor leg crossed the line in a new Italian record of 37.50 seconds. Great Britain, pipped at the line by 0.01s, claimed the silver medal, with Canada bagging bronze, clocking 37.70.

Jacobs will bow out of the Games as a double Olympic gold medallist in the sprint events while Canadian sensation Andre de Grasse won his third medal at Tokyo 2020.

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