On Friday (19), Brannon Kidder, Brandon Miller, Isaiah Harris, and Henry Wynne collaborated to achieve a distance medley relay world record of 9:14.58* at the Oregon Relays in Eugene, USA. The distance medley relay consists of legs of 1200m, 400m, 800m, and 1600m.
Kidder began the race with a time of 2:49.60 for his 1200m leg, followed by Miller who ran 46.60 for the 400m leg. Harris then took over and ran 1:45.75 for the 800m leg before passing the baton to Wynne, who finished the race by completing the final 1600m leg with a time of 3:52.64.
Their collective effort resulted in a new world record, surpassing the previous record of 9:15.50 set by USA’s Kyle Merber, Brycen Spratling, Brandon Johnson, and Ben Blankenship at the 2015 World Athletics Relays in The Bahamas. The next World Athletics Relays will take place in Nassau on May (4-5). The record set by Kidder, Miller