For decades, the 4x100m relay rivalry between the United States and Jamaica has defined the sprinting world. There was a time when names like Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce reigned supreme in the relays. Now, as Bolt and Fraser-Pryce passed the baton to the next generation of Jamaican sprinters, Team USA also witnessed a surge in speed with Noah Lyles and Sha’Carri Richardson controlling the anchor leg. And after the 2025 Tokyo World Championships, the USA finally surpassed Jamaica.

As compared to Jamaica’s three double sweeps (men and women team winning in the same year) 4x100m relay world titles, Team USA now has four relay world titles. Interestingly, for the Jamaicans, the double relay sweeps came in shorter time frames starting from 2009, followed by 2013, and

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