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Richards rockets to 1600 relay gold in Beijing showdown
Richards sprinted from behind to win the 1600 relay for the United States as the U S claimed relay gold for the 32nd time, keeping a perennial Olympic relay title streak alive. The U S also swept the 400 in men’s, and other U S medals poured in across track and field basketball volleyball and taekwondo with drama and a lifetime ban in the latter.
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Americas
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