Britain team aiming for CWG medal after winning shock 4x100m relay gold

Great Britain's victorious men's 4x100 metres relay runners are hoping to build on their success at future major tournaments after taking gold at the World Championships in London

(Left to right) Britain's Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, Chijindu Ujah, Adam Gemili and Daniel Talbot after winning gold in the 4x100m relay final at London on Saturday night. Pic/AFP

Great Britain's victorious men's 4x100 metres relay runners are hoping to build on their success at future major tournaments after taking gold at the World Championships in London.

The British quartet of CJ Ujah, Adam Gemili, Danny Talbot and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake produced a stunning world-leading time of 37.47 seconds to edge out the United States and Japan after Usain Bolt had pulled up on his anchor leg for Jamaica.

Last man Mitchell-Blake took the baton in the lead ahead of American Christian Coleman and held off the individual 100m silver medallist to clinch Britain's second gold medal of the tournament.

"Not only was it a victory, it was a European record and British record in front of our home fans," Ujah, who ran a superb first leg, told BBC 5 Live's Sportsweek.
"Maybe next year we can go and get the Commonwealth or European title and build on it for Tokyo 2020.

"I just wanted to give the guys a good lead and help them win a medal. We all put in a good shift, a good leg, and I'm proud of these guys. Each one ran a superb leg and we came out with a victory."

Mitchell-Blake said: "It really hasn't sunk in yet. I'm currently in a taxi with the lads now and we've been talking about it all morning and we're still trying to come to terms with the fact we're actually world champions."

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