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Men’s 4x400m time of 2:55.20 breaks national record set day earlier
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Time would have won gold at every Olympics apart from Paris 2024
Australia secured a thrilling bronze and ran the sixth-fastest men’s 4x400m time in history at the World Athletics Relays in Botswana, on a day the country proved its pedigree in the team-based format.
The team of Luke van Ratingen, Reece Holder, Thomas Reynolds and Aidan Murphy pushed home heroes Botswana and South Africa right to the line in a marvellous contest that was not settled until the final metres.