A German men’s shot putter, a Russian women’s triple jumper and a Comoros men’s 1500m runner were part of a randomly selected 8x100m mixed-nation, mixed-gender relay team that won the final track and field event of the Youth Olympics on Tuesday.
More than 500 athletes across all track and field disciplines took part in the event held outside the Olympic Sports Center Stadium and on Yanshan Road in Nanjing.
The winning team, after advancing from heats, prevailed in the final in 1 minute, 40.2 seconds, which was .71 faster than David Rudisha‘s world record in the open 800m.
Here’s the team that won:
Merten Howe (Germany) -- shot put
Daou Bacar Aboubacar (Comoros) -- 1500m
Trae Williams (Australia) -- 100m
Witthawat Thumcha (Thailand) -- 400m hurdles
Maria Simancas (Venezuela) -- 400m
Tatiana Blagoveshchenskaia (Russia) -- triple jump
Lakeisha Ashley Warner (British Virgin Islands) -- 800m
Ioana Teodora Gheorghe (Romania) -- 200m
#Nanjing2014 Youth Olympics.. A 1500m runner from the Comoros who finished last in his 1500 heat by 20 seconds just won 8x100m gold
— Hilary Evans (@OlympicStatman) August 26, 2014
NBCSN coverage of the Youth Olympics continues on Tuesday (7-9 p.m. ET) and Wednesday (7-8) and concludes Thursday with the Closing Ceremony (6:30-8).
