Ajee Wilson led a US women relay team that set a world record in the 4x800m relay on Saturday at the Millrose Games indoor athletics meeting with a time of 8min 05.89sec.
The American quartet that also included Chrishuna Williams, Raevyn Rogers and Charlene Lipsey, bettered the world record of 8:06.24 set by Russia in Moscow in 2011.
“It was insane,” said Wilson, who clocked 1:58.37 for her leg. “I could feel the crowd. They really pushed me, encouraged me to keep digging.”
Kendra Chambers, Lynsey Sharp, Ce’aira Brown and Cecilia Barowski of the United States finished second, and the Jamaican team of Fellan Ferguson, Simoya Campbell, Kimarra McDonald and Natoya Goule came in third.
