Paris Olympics: U.S. men win 4x400 in Olympic record time

ATHLETICS-OLY-PARIS-2024 Botswana's Letsile Tebogo and US' Rai Benjamin compete in the men's 4x400m relay final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 10, 2024. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP) (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images) (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)

By Jeff Eisenberg, Yahoo Sports

SAINT-DENIS, France — The U.S. men’s and women’s 4x400 meter relay teams did more than just sweep Olympic gold on Saturday night.

They also cemented Paris 2024 as USA Track & Field’s most successful Olympics in 40 years.

Shortly after 9 p.m. Rai Benjamin took the baton in first on the final leg, then held off a charge from Botswana's Letsile Tebogo — winner of the 200 on Thursday — to win the men’s 4x400 relay in Olympic record time of 2:54.43 — .10 ahead of Tebogo.