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(AP) LONDON - Usain Bolt got the gold medal and another world record,
too, anchoring the Jamaicans to victory in 36.84 seconds Saturday night
to cap off his second straight 3-for-3 Olympics.
The
United States finished in 37.04 seconds, the old world-record time set
by Bolt and the Jamaicans last year. Trinidad & Tobago got the
bronze medal when Canada was disqualified after finishing third.
The two tremors hit the towns of Ahar and Varzeghan within minutes of one another [EPA]
Two strong earthquakes have hit northwestern Iran, killing at least
180 people, Iranian officials have told the state news agency.
Khalid Saie, the head of the regional natural disasters centre, told
state television that more than 1,300 others had been injured.
"Unfortunately, the toll is mounting and we are now at 180 dead and some 1,300 injured," Saie said.
"Up to now, there are no deaths reported in the cities and all the victims come from rural areas," he said.
The scale of the disaster was still emerging as rescue operations in
the devastated zone northeast of the city of Tabriz pushed through the
night after Saturday's quakes.
Earlier, Gholamreza Masoumi, the country's head of emergency services
said that the injured were being taken to Tabriz, the biggest city in
the region, and Ardebil, a neighouring province.
Panicked residents fled their homes after the earthquakes on Saturday, which
the US Geological Survey ranked at 6.4 and 6.3 on the Richter scale.
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Sanya Richards-Ross of the United States celebrates as she
crosses the finish line to win gold in the Women's 4 x 400m Relay Final
on Day 15 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August
11, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
LONDON (AP) — Allyson Felix won her third gold medal of the London
Olympics, giving the United States a 20-meter lead after the second leg
of the 4x400-meter relay and then watching teammate Sanya Richards-Ross
bring home the victory Saturday night.
The U.S. runners finished in 3 minutes, 16.87 seconds
for the country's fifth straight Olympic title in the event. Russia
finished second in 3:20.23 and Jamaica was third in 3:20.95.
DeeDee Trotter ran the opening leg for the United
States and built a lead before handing to Felix, who more than doubled
the advantage by the time she passed to Francena McCorory.
Richards-Ross had a stress-free anchor leg to add this
gold medal to her 400-meter gold. Felix earlier won the 200 and 4x100
relay.
