Bahamas takes gold in 4×400 relay

LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Bahamas edged out favourites the United States to take gold in the Olympic men’s 4×400 metres relay final on Friday.
Bahamas’ Chris Brown, Demetrius Pinder, Michael Mathieu and Ramon Miller sped home in a time of 2 minutes 56.72 seconds to take gold.
Bryshon Nellum, Joshua Mance, Tony McQuay and Angelo Taylor claimed silver for the U.S. with a time of 2:57.05, ending a run of seven successive golds in the event.
Trinidad and Tobago won the bronze with hosts Britain fourth.