TOKYO (AP) — Sha’Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles blasted through the anchor legs of back-to-back wins in the rainy 4x100s Sunday night to close out world championships with a relay sweep for the U.S.

Richardson received the baton with a .01-second deficit against Jamaica, but made it up and then held on for a .04-second margin. The winning time was 41.75 seconds.

It handed teammate Melissa Jefferson-Wooden her third gold medal of the meet and sent 38-year-old Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce home with silver — her 17th medal from the worlds in a career she says is ending this year.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone anchored the U.S. women to victory in the 4×400 and Cole Hocker won gold in the 5,000 on the best night of the meet for the United States.

The U.S. closed with 26 medals and 16 golds, a more

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