4 × 200 metres relay Marion Jones on April 29, 2000, at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 4 × 200 metres relay The 4 × 200 metres relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 200 metres or half a lap on a standard 400 metre track. The event is a world record eligible event, but is not a standard event at most track meets, though certain leagues regularly conduct this event as part of their program. There are multiple formats under which the race can be conducted. If the track is marked for a four-turn stagger
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres The Men's 10,000 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 17 at the Beijing National Stadium. The race was dominated by the Ethiopian and Kenyan teams along with Tadese of Eritrea. With 200m remaining, Bekele pulled away from the rest of the field with a final lap of 53.42 seconds, winning his second 10,000m Olympic gold medal. The qualifying standards for the 2008 event were 27:50.00 (A standard) and 28:10.00 (B standard). The Men's 10,000m competition consisted of only one race the Final. Prior to this competition,