Usain Bolt gets 3rd gold medal in men’s 400 relay at worlds, but not 3rd world record

Bolt gets 3rd gold in men’s 400 relay at worlds

BERLIN — Usain Bolt won his third gold medal of the world championships Saturday when Jamaica won the men’s 400-meter relay but the team failed to set a world record.

With former world-record holder Asafa Powell taking the baton from Bolt for the anchor leg, Jamaica won in 37.31 seconds, a championship record but falling short of the world record mark of 37.10 they set at the Beijing Olympics last year.

Trinidad and Tobago took silver and Britain got bronze.

The defending champion United States was disqualified in the heats for passing the baton outside the designated zone.

It was the first world title for Jamaica.