Mixed 2x2x400m Relay | World Athletics Relays Yokohama 2019

[@paulbradford6475]

This is an innovative format. Not only is strength and endurance requuired for the distance covered, but tactics as well. Let's see more of it. Now what if they did this in something like golf or cycling? It's already been done in tennis for years.

[@sirkelvin8010]

The name athlete refugee team just touched my soul💓❤ May God see thru to all refugees going through a hard time

[@alexcazares7909]

I've never seen such a relay like this, it was amazing!

[@shoki_]

That lead Was gone so quickly😭

[@san9821]

Yes, AMAZING!!!!!!

[@barbarastinson1155]

From a former Athlete, I would have loved to see something like this when I was running Track & Field.

[@muhdnaim3181]

That is because man race with women there's a huge gap between man and woman.

[@marjorietillman6697]

If this is a debut for this race, it was fun to watch.

[@kenbina]

That final lap is reminiscent of the first mixed relay I saw. The Polish team employed a Female-Male-Male-Female Strategy, which gave their anchor (Justina Sweity Ersetich) a HUGE lead on the final lap. She was so far ahead, she was basically out of screen shot by the time the other teams started their anchor legs. But as soon as the American male anchor got the baton, he started to reel her in. He caught up to her at the end of the back straight and overtook her around the bend. The other males overtook her down the home straight and Poland never got a medal. This 2x2x400 format is PERFECT for Athing Mu of the US. She gets partnered with a good male runner, they will be the team to beat.

[@philomenaakpanaadie2015]

Mu and Brazier? That might be good. Murphy would be a good substitute if the lactic acid just becomes a bit much for Donovan. I've heard Hoppel ran some 4x400s in college as well as Harris.

[@michellewilliams4458]

I saw that race to... guts but was not practical. Must say it was entertaining. Athing mu and another woman sprinter and its go time.

[@Lyaworski123]

@@philomenaakpanaadie2015Mu and Michael Norman . That would be a match.

[@sadanyawa1935]

What an interesting race! Please include this event in the Olympics.

[@minishep.]

"hey what if we ran a hard 400, let the lactic acid really set in for a minute, then did it again?"

[@meluk6991]

What a brilliant idea, let's do it.

[@zaynes5094]

@@meluk6991 They should put this in the Olympics. That’s why they’re trialing this now so they can see how it would work. Brazier would rather run the 400 than the 2x2x400, but a gold is a gold.

[@joys8634]

@@zaynes5094 I don't like it at all. They are putting subpar athletes in the olympics that wouldn't be there otherwise. None of the best women or men are even running this event at the olympics

[@savannaho4638]

@@joys8634 are you calling *the* donovan brazier subpar.....

[@savannaho4638]

@@joys8634 you must not follow track much

[@eizyaws]

I love these kinds of mixed medley relays! So exciting ‼️❤️

[@Erikali26]

Man that race was so exciting! I think the 🇺🇸 and 🇦🇺 men took it easy that first lap, but great job 🇰🇪!

[@KietKersten]

This event should be in the olympics

[@johnmuckian812]

It is I think

[@yungchriz]

@@johnmuckian812 bruh

[@jbenz2681]

Yup. And.. Poland #1 won gold medal

[@TheeMelloMan]

@@jbenz2681 that was the mixed 4x400 . This is a different event. This is not in the Olympics.

[@stjjnr980]

Nasty Race I would be so done after the first one

[@yousniinso2817]

fraseir is just awesome.. big respect for this american man..

[@alexisbutler4239]

Braizer

[@merkefamily]

I think these mixed races are great as it allows more countries to be competitive in the relays. Otherwise, alot of the smaller countries won't have 4 stellar (same sex) athletes to participate in the relays.

[@szymon6207]

3:36.92 najlepsze występy

[@gabrielx8252]

Can’t people just appreciate how interesting this race was instead of sex baiting. Chill out guys, we’re better than this.

[@timn4481]

people just want entertainment. they want it to be competitive.

[@ajakennedy6072]

This is such a cool race! I'd like to see more of these at relay meets. :)

[@m2ranojaholo79]

A very interesting concept where strategy is vital.

[@mshayashi]

The mixed relays are very exciting.

[@bonsianabisawa4384]

Proud to be Kenya.... Go go go

[@howaboutthat8893]

That female broadcaster is my new fav I love her voice and excitement

[@MoroMoro1]

That was amazing! Braizer and Brown are a perfect pair.

[@traewright3895]

I ran a some mixed races like this in high school. Definitely not for the weak or timid

[@dishnatharangaathukorala1264]

So does that mean one athlete have to run 800m with a break after running 400m.

[@saminates2002]

Yes

[@erickwoktf]

that mean they have about 50 seconds to less than 1min break ONLY!!!

[@REE_III]

Each athlete (2) runs 800m. 400m pass baton, rest, 400m pass baton...

[@landoblu]

has* to

[@wesw7241]

Imagine the 2019 world champion Donavan Brazier and the 2020 Olympics champion Athing Mu forming the team for the USA.

[@jeannekellom7114]

That would be a explosive team😳 They would be a whole cheat code😂😂

[@choreobyvyktur6056]

Oh no, we would be talking record-breaking by then, lol.

[@janislohman8125]

Also michael cherry

[@chevon1920]

Oh yeah!! This is my favorite type of race!

[@pattyjeon2275]

oh man wish the commentators gave the japanese team some credit here - they really held on well

[@stevenwilliams6678]

Now that was awesome!

[@LilaDWashington]

OMG! I could not even imagine doing this! Amazing....USA! Ms. Brown and Mr. Brazier!

[@williamponder6286]

Exciting relay race

[@jfer721]

Feel bad for Kenya getting disqualified...

[@saibliss7976]

It's kind of challenging to out run the men on the last leg, brilliance by all on track👌💖💕🙏

[@sid552]

*impossible for a female athlete unless there is a 150m+ lead.The men go batshit crazy on the last lap to chase the medal and naturally the testosterone kick in harder seeing a woman run ahead of you

[@alexisbutler4239]

@@sid552 I think the only female who might have a chance to keep the lead is Athing Mu.

[@darrenlee8242]

I enjoy watching it❤

[@bigbroryhnokt1730]

I love that race

[@johndough6813]

Very impressive. Well done!

[@thapelomoloi7685]

These races are excellent to watch 🤔

[@bigbroryhnokt1730]

What a great team

[@FRCP12b6]

Brazier was so smooth. He had a dynamite 2019 and really got screwed with the 2020 Olympics being pushed back to 2021. I would love for him to somehow get healthy again.

[@carlisledavids4474]

Great format

[@spiritofe629]

OMG this is awesome

[@mzleelee1983]

I used to do this all the time when I was little with the kids on the block.

[@Cahluvca]

Kenyan strategy just couldn't hold up in the end....

[@gordenbelcher8934]

This video should be required viewing for Congress, NCAA and all local judges who think its OK for women to compete against men in sports. That Kenya runner on the last leg was a world class runner and she got caught from behind so easy by the other countries men.

[@cakej1]

Cool event.

[@thelionness20]

Sierra did Amazing..

[@HvtTrack8]

Mu and Brazier would destroy this record

[@crhettbuttler1]

OMG I used to do tracks...this is the most brutal looking event ever invented lol

[@Bo-ox8ji]

I really like mix relay… very interesting

[@LSF000]

I bet training for this is a special kind of torture, but it sure was fun to watch.

[@avagates2039]

Back in the 20th Century, I ran in the 880 Medley Relay in high school, but it was all girls.

[@thebigayo8197]

Brazier!!!

[@Luminary-hj6dx]

What were the splits

[@JB-nc1it]

YO BRAZIER! If you ever see this ! YOU GO BOY ! 🥳

[@wesw7241]

Imagine he and Mu forming the team.

[@robertfrank9936]

This was nice. I like this event

[@BinuBalan]

I really love this mixed relay but this need proper placing

[@normanleano6386]

Amazing stamina and relay tactic

[@worldoftrackandfieldstorie3267]

Amazing relay looking forward to this event in the next day.

[@bacl4487]

It hurts to know that Brazier won't be running in Tokyo 😭💔

[@zaynes5094]

BA CL I agree. I love watching him run. Yeah, he was a bit injured and a bit off from start to finish. Probably was a bit out of shape too. Either way, I truly believe he will be bringing in gold if he gets a different coach. He will continue to make the same mistakes in huge races if he doesn’t get a different coach, or at least, his coach actually tries to help him.

[@munix9351]

Breaks my ❤

[@darkness1978]

It’s sad but this is how track works

[@jorgeluisjimenezmorveli4968]

Me súper encanta este tipo de carrera👍👍👍👍👍💎

[@misak7349]

I think Brazier could be a very good inclusion into the USA 4x400m team.

[@tony16991]

Just coming in! The refugee team ran to Italy

[@johnambrose5443]

I think the two Polish runners did well

[@JuCarlos-ex8ip]

What a race

[@cameronbedeau8542]

I think it's good but they did it better in Olympics having 4 different athletes vs two interchanging here

[@MrKonkerable598]

Would they have been allowed to have the first person run 400m then the other run 800m straight, then the first person another 400m?

[@Squidlark]

I don't think so.

[@s-mart-rholly-s]

Yes, but no team would choose that format, because it wouldn't be efficient.

[@seannocounter1755]

Couple vs another couple from another country 😂👌🏼

[@AliKanu]

Where is David Rudisha?

[@sparkshot289]

This is new, but just sounds like a painful training session

[@twolak1972]

The kiss of death on a relay team is putting a woman on the anchor leg against the men. It could be latisha Jackson or sydney mcglaughlin on the anchor with a huge lead and the men will reel them in. Just stupid anchoring with a woman. Perfect strategy would be woman man woman man like Team USA did.

[@Thalapathyveriyan6969]

No one cares whether u watched the video at first or second 🤷

[@frozonestorm]

exactly

[@BlueHopi144]

@Abdul Sabit Ariff you do too , trapped .

[@thebestbuscuit]

I believe you commented FIRST, but unfortunately you were 2 nd. So, you edited the comment lol.

[@최강보스턴]

이런 경기도 있었구나..

[@EsTiempoDeBuscarADios]

Muy bueno

[@ray-in7cr]

What is athlete refugee mean?🧐

[@Meechooilka]

It is usually an athlete from a country that is ravaged by war or unrest and who is not able to represent their own country because of this. I think in most cases this also means that the country does not have a proper sport federation, so the athlete is not officially able to represent their country.

[@dimensionexo.]

For some reason their is a big ole 😊 on my face.

[@malaikajabali-oj2fh]

Kenya 🇰🇪🇰🇪 lead others follow

[@nalindapriyathilaka8626]

Its good game

[@johnambrose5443]

Dobek and Dobek tried there best but there good athletes are they brother and sister

[@aadarshsejwal3183]

women running in men's leg is always going to be an absurd strategy, Kenya learnt it hard way

[@jemimajoel]

So we’re they running the 400 like their normal 800 technique? Or with 400? Ou

[@blknin4552]

They are running 2 400s at a 400 pace

[@nikemac84]

Too bad Brazier won't be in the Tokyo Olympics this summer cuz he didn't make the U.S. Olympic team...........

[@cheruiyotchumba7303]

That Kenyan strategy was horrible, otherwise they would have won

[@Jams-cm2jj]

There should be a 2x200

[@GDASimon]

So then the person who just handed off the the baton would have to run 200m backwards to get it back?

[@onigbajamo]

Probably the most toxic WA comments section Love Kenya's guts tho

[@BRENDAH316_]

Go east Africa

[@hookedononyxonyx2112]

the whole race the camera focused on the 4th place team. they should make women run the same leg and men run the same leg, so we can watch the best teams run the whole way. that would make the mixed relays really great

[@chevon1920]

No, that would take all the fun out of the race. It’s much more fun to watch huge leads be over taken which can only really happen if men are running against women.

[@chevon1920]

@ThatOne I’ve see two men and two women. the women were slaughtered, but it’s always the countries with weaker runners who try this so idk. If Jamaica or the US did it might be more interesting,

[@karelphillips3483]

Grest tactics by Kenya

[@jameshegeman5660]

Kenya should have been disqualified for not immediately exiting the track upon completion of the 1st leg. The Kenyan runner knows exactly what he’s doing, which is forcing everyone else to go around him.

[@viralviruz8694]

The US tactic with men at 2nd an last lap is better.

[@mahlareleslielez1504]

This race is ran by 2 people…meaning you run twice

[@gpmuthu248]

Always US😁

[@saraelmi875]

I hope they make this for 10,000 m it will be interesting.

[@michaelolande8763]

Kenya should have put Mary Moraa instead

[@Godgifts28]

Yeah this won’t work in the Olympics

[@jbenz2681]

Yup. Agreed Ironically, 1st runner have to run 400m in their own line. Then 2nd runner will break the lane like 800m format. Huhuu

[@josephm5411]

☕☕

[@Berk-fs6uo]

What the heck is this?

[@miguelval8834]

the boy pf PNG .....second leg, HORRIBLE ! ..... wrong calculated the effort at first

[@kostyaf]

Финишировать должен только мужчина..

[@jonjon-ij9vz]

Male female female male

[@silversliver1592]

WTF... Athlete Refugee Team..

[@flxnhrd]

IKR!

[@silversliver1592]

@@flxnhrd Hi..what does that mean

[@flxnhrd]

@@silversliver1592 it means: I Know Right?.....being in agreement.

[@hehe75289]

Shame

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[@frozonestorm]

1st

[@morebleessingmerowang9939]

2nd

[@kauze_]

3rd

[@sprintspirit7502]

So?

[@frozonestorm]

@@sprintspirit7502 nothing

[@josephdowey1302]

1170th

[@kittysmile77]

The second leg for USA is weak! Dude was barely walking that leg!! Fire him!!

[@ramirtorreces9017]

Donavan Brazier? Lol. He’s an 800m World Champion.

[@neekthegiraffe]

Lol, you realize he's the same person as the 4th leg?

[@ramirtorreces9017]

@@neekthegiraffe hahaha... has he realized already?

[@EvonneLindiwe]

It’s hard to run after just having done so not two minutes before!